Acute Trust CYP Healthcare
Dear Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation 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 Requester,
I acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information
(FOI) Act, and you can expect the Trust’s response on or by 19/07/2021.
Yours sincerely,
IG/FOI Coordinator
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kempston Rd | Bedford | MK42 9DJ
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From: Burnett Donna (RC9) Luton & Dunstable Hospital FT
<[Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 9:03 AM
To: FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Acute Trust CYP Healthcare
Donna Burnett
Trust Board Secretary
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 07812 493447
Visit: [1]www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk
Dear FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST),
I hope you are well? I am emailing you today because I note that your response to this request is delayed. By law, your Trust should have responded promptly and by 20 July 2021. Please now response by close of play today (23 July 2021) with the requested data. If at all possible, please provide the requested data in an attached spreadsheet.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Good morning, Janet
FOI 690....Please accept the team's apologies for the delay in providing a
response. The responding departments are working on this request, and we
hope to have this completed as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind Regards
FOI Team
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From: Janet Eastham <[FOI #766600 email]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 10:01 AM
To: FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response 690: Freedom of Information request - Acute Trust
CYP Healthcare
Dear FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST),
I hope you are well? I am emailing you today because I note that your
response to this request is delayed. By law, your Trust should have
responded promptly and by 20 July 2021. Please now response by close of
play today (23 July 2021) with the requested data. If at all possible,
please provide the requested data in an attached spreadsheet.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Dear FOI Team,
RE: FOI 690.
I hope you are still well? I apologise for having to bother you again.However, I am writing to request that you respond to this FOI by close of play today, Monday 2 August 2021.
Please supply the data in an easily readable format; as I have dyslexia, and excel spreadsheet would be my absolute preference.
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. So, I look forward to receiving your data in an excel file attachment by close of play today.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Good afternoon
FOI 690...Please accept the team's apologies again...The responding
department are reviewing the request and are aware of the breached
deadline .We hope to have this out to you asap.
Kind Regards
FOI Team
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From: Janet Eastham <[FOI #766600 email]>
Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 12:01 PM
To: FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response 690: Freedom of Information request - Acute Trust
CYP Healthcare
Dear FOI Team,
RE: FOI 690.
I hope you are still well? I apologise for having to bother you
again.However, I am writing to request that you respond to this FOI by
close of play today, Monday 2 August 2021.
Please supply the data in an easily readable format; as I have dyslexia,
and excel spreadsheet would be my absolute preference.
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. So, I look forward to
receiving your data in an excel file attachment by close of play today.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Good afternoon
FOI 690...Please accept the teams sincere apologies for the delay in
providing a response.
Kind Regards
FOI Team
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From: Janet Eastham <[FOI #766600 email]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 10:01 AM
To: FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response 690: Freedom of Information request - Acute Trust
CYP Healthcare
Dear FOIBEDFORDSHIREHOSPITALS (BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST),
I hope you are well? I am emailing you today because I note that your
response to this request is delayed. By law, your Trust should have
responded promptly and by 20 July 2021. Please now response by close of
play today (23 July 2021) with the requested data. If at all possible,
please provide the requested data in an attached spreadsheet.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Eastham
Dear Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's handling of my FOI request 'Acute Trust CYP Healthcare'.
These are all questions relating to treatment of children and young people in YOUR ACUTE HOSPITAL TRUST. Please can you at least try to answer Q1 and Q3a, b and c, as it seems improbable to me that you cannot respond to these questions, as all other acute Trusts in England have at least been able to respond to these questions.
Yours faithfully,
Janet Eastham
I am out of the office on annual leave. I will return on Wednesday 11th
August when I will reply to your email.
For any urgent enquiries please contact Victoria Parsons:
[email address]
Best wishes
Donna Burnett
Trust Board Secretary
Good morning
FOI 690....The team have asked the responding department to review the
response again. We hope to have an answer for you in due course.
Kind Regards
FIU Team
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