Dear Mr Groves

I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 20/06/2023 requesting
information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and I
confirm that this matter is being dealt with.

In terms of the Act, a response will be issued to you within 20 working
days of the date of receipt of your request being received.

Inverclyde Council is obliged to comply with current data protection laws.
Further information on how the Council uses your information can be found
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Environmental Information Request Privacy Notice explains this in more
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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Administration

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Dear Mr Groves

I refer to your email of 20/06/2023 00 requesting that the following
information be provided to you:

• Details of the request

(1) Do youaccept referrals for currently serving Military Personnel for an
ADHDAssessment.

(2) If theanswer to (1) is "no", to what agency or service do you direct
the servingmilitary person to.

(3) If theanswer to (1) is "yes", how manyreferrals have you received, by
year, for the last 5 years.

(4) How manyassessments for ADHD have you completed, by year, for the last
5 years, forcurrently serving Military Personnel

(5) How manypositive ADHD diagnosis have you made, by year, for the last 5
years, forcurrently serving Military Personnel.

(6) Do youprioritise currently serving MilitaryPersonnel for an ADHD
assessment.

(7) Whatcategories of people do you prioritise for an adult ADHD
assessment.

(8) Whatsupport do you offer to currently serving military personnel who
you diagnosewith ADHD

(9) What isyour current waiting time for all adult referrals for an ADHD
Assessment.

(10) How manyShared Care Agreements do you currently have for serving
military personnel.

I can confirm that the Council holds all of the information that you are
requesting.

The information which you have requested is set out below.

Response:

(1)    Do you accept referrals for currently serving Military Personnel
for an ADHD Assessment.

Yes, as would be the case for any military personnel identified as
requiring intervention of secondary care mental health services for a
range of conditions.

(2)     If the answer to (1) is "no", to what agency or service do you
direct the serving military person to.

N/A

(3)      If the answer to (1) is "yes",  how many referrals have you
received, by year, for the last 5 years.

Unfortunately, there is currently no data field on EMIS electronic health
record to identify and register military personnel patients at the point
of referral. Therefore, we have no way of pulling data specific to this
patient group. 

(4)     How many assessments for ADHD have you completed, by year, for the
last 5 years, for currently serving Military Personnel

As above

(5)     How many positive ADHD diagnosis have you made, by year, for the
last 5 years, for currently serving Military Personnel.

As above

(6)     Do you prioritise  currently serving Military Personnel for an
ADHD assessment.

Yes, Military Personnel would receive priority for any appropriate
referral to secondary care mental health services.

(7)     What categories of people do you prioritise for an adult ADHD
assessment.

The main prioritisation is for individuals where there is significant
functional impairment/other psychiatric comorbidity.

(8)     What support do you offer to currently serving military personnel
who you diagnose with ADHD

Care pathway for anyone diagnosed with ADHD is Psychiatric Outpatients
follow up with physical health screening supported by the service. The
individuals can also access the Community Mental Health duty service for
related needs between appointments. Where there is assessed need of
significant functional impairment/psychiatric comorbidity a key worker may
be allocated for specific person-centred support and interventions.

(9)     What is your current waiting time for all adult referrals for an
ADHD Assessment.

Approximately 10 months for routine referrals. Earlier assessment would be
provided where prioritisation identified as appropriate.

(10)    How many Shared Care Agreements do you currently have for serving
military personnel.

Nil

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Council has dealt with
your request you are entitled to require the Council to review its
decision.  A copy of the Council’s review procedure is attached.

Further information on how the Council processes your information can be
found at [1]https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/privacy - the Freedom of
Information and Environmental Information Request Privacy Notice explains
this in more detail.

Yours sincerely

FOI Team

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