Mental Health Service Budget

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Dear Borders NHS Board,

Can I request the following information:

1. What percentage of your total budget is spent on mental health services?
2. What percentage of your mental health service budget is spent on services for people over the age of 65?
3. What is the total population of the area covered by your Health Board?
4. What percentage of the population is over the age of 65 in the area covered by your Health Board?

Yours faithfully,

Maggie Muir

Freedom of Information, Borders NHS Board

Thank you for your enquiry, we will reply promptly and in any event, a response will be sent no later than 17 July 2015.

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Please find attached a response to your recent FOI application.

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Many thanks for the response and information provided.

With regards to Q2: I note that you advise that the threshold for MHOA is age 70+, and you are unable to provide the data requested for 65+. Can you clarify if the 70+ threshold is an anomaly within Borders NHS, or part of the standard classification of NHS Scotland statistical data?

Yours sincerely,

Maggie Muir

Dear Freedom of Information,

Can I request an acknowledgement of my response and clarification of the information requested?

Yours sincerely,

Maggie Muir

Freedom of Information, Borders NHS Board

Sincere apologies for not responding to your previous email. I can confirm receipt of your request for clarification regarding the age threshold for MHOA services. We will provide a response as soon as possible.

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NHS Borders

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Freedom of Information, Borders NHS Board

The threshold of age 70+ for MHOA services is an NHS Borders standard. There is no national standard.

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