ADHD Referrals

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Dear Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust,

In the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in Suffolk, how many:

Referrals were made to the Emotional Well-being Hub re ADHD for children/young people aged between 4-16?

How many of these ADHD referrals to the EWH for were then referred on to the Suffolk Children's ADHD team?

How many of these referrals were accepted by the Children's ADHD team?

How many of these children/young people were diagnosed with ADHD?

If they were not diagnosed, how many were referred to other NHS services for further support/investigation?

What is the acceptance criteria of the Children's ADHD team?

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Eveleigh

Information Rights, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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No. Question Answers
1 In the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in Please see attached PDF
Suffolk, how many: Referrals were made
to the Emotional Well-being Hub re
Autism Spectrum Condition for
children/young people aged between 4-16?

 
2 How many of these Autism referrals to
the EWH for were then referred on to the
Suffolk Children's Autism team?

 
3 How many of these referrals were then
accepted by the Children's Autism team?

 
4 How many of these children/young people
were diagnosed with Autism?

 
5 If they were not diagnosed, how many We have considered your
were referred to other NHS services for request for information.
further support/investigation? Following a search of our
paper and electronic records,
  I have established that the
information you requested is
not held by Norfolk and
Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

 
6 What is the acceptance criteria of the The Trust does not have a
Children's Autism team? children’s autism or ADHD
team.  The Trust accepts
  young people with those
diagnoses if they require
specialist assessment and
intervention for a comorbid
mental health problem as that
is what the Trust is
commissioned for. The Trust
does not accept referrals
just for ASD or ADHD
7 In the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in Please see attached PDF
Suffolk, how many: Referrals were made
to the Emotional Well-being  Hub re ADHD
for children/young people aged between
4-16?

 
8 How many of these ADHD referrals to the
EWH for were then referred on to the
Suffolk Children's ADHD team?

 
9 How many of these referrals were
accepted by the Children's ADHD team?
10 How many of these children/young people
were diagnosed with ADHD?

 
11 If they were not diagnosed, how many We have considered your
were referred to other NHS services for request for information.
further support/investigation? Following a search of our
paper and electronic records,
  I have established that the
information you requested is
not held by Norfolk and
Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

 
12 What is the acceptance criteria of the The Trust does not have a
Children's ADHD team? children’s autism or ADHD
team.  The Trust accepts
  young people with those
diagnoses if they require
specialist assessment and
intervention for a comorbid
mental health problem as that
is what the Trust is
commissioned for. The Trust
does not accept referrals
just for ASD or ADHD

 

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