CAMHS / CYPMHS referral refusals
Dear Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,
Please provide the following information for the past five financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23. If the 2022-23 data is not available yet, please omit this from your response and advise as to when it will be available.
1. How many referrals to CAMHS and/or CYPMHS did you receive?
Of these referrals:
2a) How many were refused support by CAMHS / CYMPHS?
2b) How many have a closure date falling within this period? If possible, please please split such information by closure reason.
2c) How many have a rejection date within this period?
2d) How many mentioned an autism diagnosis – or other neurodivergent condition diagnosis? Please include those with any type of diagnosis, including (but not limited to) previous, provisional, primary and secondary.
3)Please supply your CAMHS / CYMPHS policy on autism and specify if your service has an autism team.
If possible, please could such data be provided as a spreadsheet, ideally a CSV file.
Yours faithfully,
Jonathan Fagg
Dear Jonathan,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - SECTION 8 REQUEST
I am writing regarding your request for information dated 17/03/2023. In
order to identify if we hold the information you have requested, we will
need to seek some further clarification from you.
I would be grateful if you could please clarify:
2a) How many were refused support by CAMHS / CYMPHS?
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2b) How many have a closure date falling within this period? If
possible, please split such information by closure reason.
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•
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2c) How many have a rejection date within this period?
•
2d) How many mentioned an autism diagnosis – or other neurodivergent
condition diagnosis? Please include those with any type of diagnosis,
including (but not limited to) previous, provisional, primary and
secondary.
•
Please note that we are unable to confirm at this time whether we hold or
will be able to provide the requested information under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act. Due to the nature of the information you are
requesting, please be aware that your request may still exceed the
appropriate cost/time limit as per Section 12 of the FOI Act (subsequent
to clarification).
Please provide me with a response by 07/04/2023. Once we have received the
further clarification needed, we will be able to process your request
further. However, please note that in the meantime your request will be
placed on hold.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Office
E: [1][Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF
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Sent: 17 March 2023 11:26
To: FOI (OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - CAMHS / CYPMHS referral refusals
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Dear Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust,
Please provide the following information for the past five financial years
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23. If the 2022-23 data is not
available yet, please omit this from your response and advise as to when
it will be available.
1. How many referrals to CAMHS and/or CYPMHS did you receive?
Of these referrals:
2a) How many were refused support by CAMHS / CYMPHS?
2b) How many have a closure date falling within this period? If possible,
please please split such information by closure reason.
2c) How many have a rejection date within this period?
2d) How many mentioned an autism diagnosis – or other neurodivergent
condition diagnosis? Please include those with any type of diagnosis,
including (but not limited to) previous, provisional, primary and
secondary.
3)Please supply your CAMHS / CYMPHS policy on autism and specify if your
service has an autism team.
If possible, please could such data be provided as a spreadsheet, ideally
a CSV file.
Yours faithfully,
Jonathan Fagg
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Dear FOI (OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
2a) • Does this refer to the total number of CAMHS referrals that were
declined as inappropriate referrals?
This would refer to referrals declined for any reason.
2b) • Please confirm what you mean by 'closure date'. Does this refer to
the number of CAMHS referrals discharged each year (2018-19,
2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)?
By closure date, we mean 'referral closure date' as defined in the NHS data dictionary.: https://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_e...
• Does this include referrals that were received prior to 2018 or does
this only include the referrals specified in question 1?
It would only include those specified in question 1.
• Does this include referrals discharged following treatment
and/or declined as inappropriate referrals?
Yes, it would include them.
2c) • Does this refer to the number of CAMHS referrals declined as
inappropriate referrals each year? (I.e., are you asking for the
figure provided in question 2a broken down by year?)
Yes, we request those declined for any reason, broken down by year.
2d) • Please clarify what you mean by "mentioned an autism diagnosis"
By this, we mean reference to the patient being autistic, assessed as having autism or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Yours sincerely,
Jonathan Fagg
Dear Jonathan,
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Information Governance Office
E: [Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | Bracken House | Bracton Lane | Leyton Cross
Road | Dartford | Kent | DA2 7AF
Dear Jonathan,
Please find attached our response to your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 referenced FOI 9098.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Office
Email: [Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust / Bracken House / Bracton Lane / Leyton Cross
Road/ Dartford, Kent / DA2 7AF
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