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Adult assessments for ASD since 12 January 2010

GB made this Freedom of Information request to Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT)

The request was successful.

From: GB

14 December 2011

Dear Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Please can you provide statistics for the following:

1. The number of adult referrals sent for full diagnostic
assessment of a Autistic Spectrum Disorder between 12 January 2010
and the present (14 December 2011).

2. The number of the above referrals that were granted the finance
for a full diagnostic assessment for the same period.

3. The number of the above referrals that were refused finance for
a full diagnostic assessment for the same period.

Yours faithfully,

G Burman

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GB left an annotation (14 December 2011)

12 January 2010 is when the Autism Act 2009 came into force.

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Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT)

15 December 2011

Thank you for your request for information.  NHS SW London is responsible
for co-ordinating FOI requests for the following Borough PCTs - Croydon,
Kingston, Richmond, Sutton & Merton and Wandsworth.  Please can you
clarify which of these PCTs you are interested in obtaining information
for.

 

Thank you.

 

FOI Administration

NHS South West London

120 The Broadway

Wimbledon

SW19 1RH

020 8251 0529

[1][NHS Croydon request email]

[2]http://www.southwestlondon.nhs.uk

A partnership of local primary care trusts: Croydon, Kingston, Richmond,
Sutton & Merton and Wandsworth

 

 

 

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From: GB

15 December 2011

Dear FOI Administration,

I apologise for not clarifying that the request relates to Croydon
PCT.

Yours sincerely,

G Burman

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From: GB

19 December 2011

Dear Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Please see my response dated 15/12/2011

"I apologise for not clarifying that the request relates to Croydon
PCT."

Yours sincerely,

G Burman

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Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT)

19 December 2011

Dear G Burman,

Thank you for your request for information about Autistic Spectrum
Disorder . Your request was received on 19/12/2011 00:00:00 and I am
dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you and you will be required
to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Any information we provide following your request under the Freedom of
Information Act will not confer an automatic right for you to re-use that
information, for example to publish it. If you wish to re-use the
information that we provide and you do not specify this in your initial
application for information then you must make a further request for its
re-use as per The re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005
[1]www.opsi.gov.uk/psi-regulations/ this will not affect your initial
information request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number: FOI11-502 in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Cecilia Tapping,
Governance Manager
and FOI Lead
020 8251 0589
[NHS Croydon request email]

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Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT)

10 January 2012

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act, please see our response for NHS Croydon below:-

 

Since January 2010, there have been 32 referrals for outpatient
assessments for adults at a specialist autism clinic. Of these, 14
referrals were agreed for funding by NHS Croydon (the PCT) and 18
referrals were not approved for funding. All referrals were to the South
London and Maudsley Behavioural Genetics/Autism Assessment Clinic and the
Behavioural Disorders Unit.

 

In the event that you are dissatisfied with the outcome to your request
for information you have the right to submit a complaint.  Any complaint
received will give rise to a full reconsideration of the handling of the
case as well as the final decision.

 

Complaints should be submitted in writing to:

 

Freedom of Information Department

NHS South West London

120 The Broadway
Wimbledon
SW19

 

Or you have the right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act
to apply to the Information Commissioner at [1]www.ico.gov.uk .

 

FOI Administration

NHS South West London

120 The Broadway

Wimbledon

SW19 1RH

020 8251 0529

[2][NHS Croydon request email]

[3]http://www.southwestlondon.nhs.uk

A partnership of local primary care trusts: Croydon, Kingston, Richmond,
Sutton & Merton and Wandsworth

 

 

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