Number of patients detained and discharged
Dear Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to receive information relating to the number of patients detained and the number of patients discharged under various sections of the Mental Health Act from January 2018 to September 2020.
Please can you provide the following information:
1. The number of people detained under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
2. The number of people discharged under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
3. The number of people detained under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
4. The number of people discharged under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
5. The number of people detained under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act each week from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
6. The number of people discharged under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act each week from 2018 to date. Please provide a monthly breakdown of these figures for the years 2018 and 2019, and a weekly breakdown for 2020.
Please break down all the above information by age, gender and ethnic background.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
Best regards,
Aaron Walawalkar and Charlotte Threipland
I am currently away from the office until 11/04/2018. Please send
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Dear Aaron,
Please see attached acknowledgement to your FOI request.
Due to the national pandemic, we were not processing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. However, we are now in a position to re-commence the FOI process and are advising applicants that we are working through a large backlog.
Kind regards
Dean
Please note I am currently working from home.
Dean Maberly
Information Rights Assistant
Information Rights & Compliance Team
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
99 Waverley Road | St. Albans | Hertfordshire | AL3 5TL
Office Tel: 01727 804227
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www.hpft.nhs.uk
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Hi Both
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Best wishes
Sue Smith
Sue Smith
Information Rights Officer
Information Rights & Compliance Team
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
99 Waverley Road | St. Albans | Hertfordshire | AL3 5TL
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