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Dear Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust,

1. For each of the past three calendar years (2016, 17, and 18) how many children were referred to the Child and Mental Health Services at your trust?
Please divide that information by age (0-4 years) (5-9 years) (10-14 years) and (15-17 years).

2. For each of the past three calendar years (2016, 17, and 18) what was the average waiting time for patients referred to the Child and Mental Health Services at your trust?
Please divide that information by age (0-4 years) (5-9 years) (10-14 years) and (15-17 years).

3. For each of the past three calendar years (2016, 17, and 18) how many children had to wait longer than four weeks for a referral?
Please divide that information by age (0-4 years) (5-9 years) (10-14 years) and (15-17 years).

4. For each of the past three calendar years (2016, 17, and 18) how many children were referred away to other trusts due to limited capacity? (Please name those Trusts)

5. For each of the past three calendar years (2016, 17, and 18) what was the longest waiting time for a patient referred to the Child and Mental Health Services at your trust? If possible, please also include their age.

Yours faithfully,

Rachael Venables

FOIOffice (BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

 

Dear Rachael,

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding children referred to
the Child and Mental Health Services at our trust. Your request was
received on 22/02/2019 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Trust does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to be
withheld. I will write to you in any event.

 

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know.

 

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me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe
House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or
01625 54 57 45 or [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Trust FOI Officer

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

50 Summer Hill Road

Birmingham

B1 3RB

Tel: 0121 301 1370

e-mail: [2][Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust request email]

website: [3]www.bsmhft.nhs.uk

 

 

 

 

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FOIOffice (BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Rachael,

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding children referred to
the Child and Mental Health Services at our Trust. Please note that we
will not be able to meet the deadline of today 22/03/2019 and ask you to
please accept my apologies for the delay in our response. I am working to
get the information requested to you as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards,

 

Trust FOI Officer

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

50 Summer Hill Road

Birmingham

B1 3RB

Tel: 0121 301 1370

e-mail: [1][email address

website: [2]www.bsmhft.nhs.uk

 

 

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FOIOffice (BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Rachael,

 

Thank you for your request for information received on the 22/02/19.

 

Please accept our apologies for the late reply. We have considered your
request and can provide the following information in the document
attached.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to request a review of our decision, you should write to
the Freedom of Information Officer, BSMHFT, 50 Summer Hill Road,
Birmingham, B1 3RB, or e-mail [1][Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust request email]

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by our trust. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 or
[2]www.ico.gov.uk

 

We are always interested in improving our services. To give us feedback
regarding your experience with the Freedom of information office, please
visit:
[3]http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/inform...

 

Yours sincerely

 

Trust FOI Officer

e-mail: [4][Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Direct Dial: 0121 301 1370

 

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