Acute Trust CYP Healthcare
Dear Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust,
I am requesting data about the use of Acute and Hospital Trust services by children and young people experiencing psychological distress.
The questions are in order of priority. Please work your way from Question 1 to 5, and simply answer as many questions as you can within the time deadline. If you are unable to answer all the questions within the time deadline, please simply provide the information you are able to gather.
For every month from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2021, please answer the following questions:
1 In that month, how many children and young people (CYP) aged 18 and under did you refer to CAMH services after they arrived in your emergency department(s)?
2 In that months, of these CYP in question one, how many were referred to CAMH services for treatment of a suspected or confirmed eating disorder? If helpful, please search against the ICD Code F50.0, which may be included in the referral.
3 In that month, how many CYP were admitted to or treated by your acute hospital trust for the following:
3 a Treatment of an eating disorder, such as refeeding and medical stabilisation? If helpful, please search against the ICD Code F.50, which should cover all relevant eating disorder diagnoses.
3 b Treatment of self-inflicted injury? If helpful, please search against ICD Codes X60 to X69.
3 c Treatment of drug or other toxic substance overdose, whether accidental or intentional? If helpful, please search against ICD Codes X70 to X84.
4 In this month, how many CYP were admitted to your acute trust for compulsory treatment with use of the Mental Health Act?
5 In this month, of those CYP admitted to your acute trust for compulsory treatment with use of the Mental Health Act, how many had an eating disorder diagnosis (ICD Code in the F50 category)?
Yours faithfully,
Janet Eastham
Dear Ms Eastham
Please see the attached letter.
Many thanks.
On behalf of the Information Governance Department
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Dear FOIadmin (MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST),
Ref: FOI/ID 6804
The response to my request has been delayed. By law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by 19 July 2021. Please respond by close of play on Monday 26 July 2021. Please supply the data in an attached spreadsheet.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Dear Ms Eastham
Thank you for your email.
I have chased the team concerned and have asked that they respond as a matter of urgency.
I will of course continue to chase until a response has been received.
Many thanks.
On behalf of the Information Governance Department
Email: [email address]
Completed Freedom of Information requests are published on the Trust website http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/freedom-of-informa...
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Dear FOI team,
I hope you are well? I am writing to request that you respond to this FOI, supplying the data in an easily readable format (as I have dyslexia, and excel spreadsheet would be my absolute preference), but close of play today 2nd August 2021. I understand that you are under other serious pressures, but I do not believe that that overrule the lawful right I have to access this data. By law, you ought to have responded by 19 July 2021.
I look forward to receiving your data in an excel file attachment by close of play today.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Dear Ms Eastham
Thank you for your email.
The draft response letter is currently with an Executive for approval. As soon as that approval is received I will send the letter to you using this email address.
Again, please accept my apologies for the delay in our response to your request.
Many thanks.
On behalf of the Information Governance Department
Email: [email address]
Completed Freedom of Information requests are published on the Trust website http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/freedom-of-informa...
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Dear Ms Eastham
Please see the attached letter.
Many thanks.
On behalf of the Information Governance Department
Email: [1][email address]
Completed Freedom of Information requests are published on the Trust
website [2]http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/freedom-of-informa...
This transmission is intended for the named recipient only and is
confidential in nature. If received in error, please return it to the
sender and delete any copies. The information contained in this email may
be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (unless legally exempt from disclosure).
Additionally, any personal information recorded within the email may be
subject to Data Protection legislation. If your email is a request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please forward it
to FOI admin who will action your request. Email:
[3][email address] or write to FOI admin, Trust Management,
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage
Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ
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