Rachael Venables

Dear NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group,

1. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were referred to CAMHS service for Tier 3 support from March 2019 to July 2020?

2. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were refused CAMHS services, because the service lacked capacity from March 2019 to July 2020? 

3. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2018-19:
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- What was the longest wait time for treatment?

4. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2019-2020:
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- What was the longest wait time for treatment?

Yours faithfully,

Rachael Venables

CCGFOI (NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CCG), NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Reference: FOI 36303 BUCKS 14Y

 

 

Dear Ms Venables,

 

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Reference: FOI 36303 BUCKS 14Y

 

 

Dear Ms Venables,

 

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