Ref: FOI.20.KAM308
FOI Department
Private and Confidential
NEL CSU
Ms Alice Holt
Kent House - 4th Floor
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
81 Station Road
Ashford
TN23 1PP
Sent via email
Email
: xxxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
23rd February 2021
Website
: www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk
Dear Ms Holt
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received
on 16th February 2021 by NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The
information you have requested is listed below together with the response:
I am interested in the statistics of mental health issues since lockdown and potentially
suicide rates
1. I am seeking to know either the admissions to mental health services from last April/
during lockdown.
2. The death statistics related to mental health would be useful if the trust has them
please.
I can confirm that NHS Kent and Medway CCG does not hold this information, your request will
need to be redirected to the Trust and also Public Health England.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/
Public Health England
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
We hope that this has dealt with your request for information, however, should you remain
dissatisfied, you have the right to request that we conduct an internal review of the way we have
handled your request. If you would like us to conduct such a review, please contact us within two
months of this letter:
Email
xxxxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx or
Clinical Chair: Dr Navin Kumta
Accountable Officer: Wilf Williams
Letter reference: FOI.20.KAM000
FOI-Internal Review Request
NEL CSU
Kent House - 4th Floor
81 Station Road
Ashford
TN23 1PP
Your request for an internal review will then be processed in accordance with our Freedom of
Information Policy.
If you are still dissatisfied following the internal review, you have the right under Section 50 of the
Freedom of Information Act (2000) to appeal against the decision by contacting the Information
Commissioner. The Information Commissioner provides full and detailed guidance on the
Freedom of Information Act and on when and how to complain.
Please find below the link to their website page and their helpline number.
https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/official-information/
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745
In line with the Information Commissioner’s directive on the disclosure of information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 your request will form part of our disclosure log. Therefore, a
version of our response, which will protect your anonymity, will be posted on the CCGs website.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Team
NEL CSU
This Freedom of Information request has been processed by NEL CSU on behalf of
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group,
Unit 4, Markerstudy Business Park,
Thanet Way, Whitstable,
Kent. CT5 3FD
NEL CSU is
NEL Commissioning Support Unit and is hosted by NHS England.
NEL CSU provides a
number of administrative functions including managing Freedom of Information Requests.
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