Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request Reference FoI/23/484
CAMHS Performance Data
1. Please provide information on the following points, providing a breakdown for the years 2020, 2021,
2022, 2023 – present.
1a. The average waiting time between someone’s first appointment and their first follow-up
appointment within Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Please note that we do not operate separately as Specialist CAMHS and Primary Mental Health. We are an
integrated service and this is reflected in the data below. The data is also only available in financial years
and was reported in March of each year.
For the purposes of this request, a first appointment has been interpreted as an assessment appointment,
and a follow-up appointment as a first treatment appointment.
2019/2020 First Appt - 7 weeks
2019/2020 Follow-Up Appt - Data not available
2020/2021 First Appt - 22 weeks
2020/2021 Follow-Up Appt - 35 weeks
2021/2022First Appt - 14 weeks
2021/2022 Follow-Up Appt - Data not available
2022/2023 First Appt - 8 weeks
2022/2023 Follow-Up Appt - 16 weeks
2023/2024 First Appt - 3 weeks
2023/2024 Follow-Up Appt - 12 weeks
1b. The longest time a person has had to wait for their first appointment within this service.
2019/2020 - 14 weeks
2020/2021 - 63 weeks
2021/2022 - 61 weeks
2022/2023 - 61 weeks
2023/2024 - 5 weeks
1c. The longest time a person has had to wait for their first follow-up appointment within this service.
2019/2020 - Data Not Available
2020/2021 - Data Not Available
2021/2022 - Data Not Available
2022/2023 - 69 weeks
2023/2024 - 72 weeks
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is the operational name of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board