Freedom of Information Request: Staff Counselling and Occupational Health Referrals
Dear University of Manchester,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide me with the following information:
COUNSELLING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - UNIVERSITY STAFF
1. The total number of staff that accessed University counselling and mental health services in the last eight academic years (please present in a table showing figures for each academic year and breakdown by category (e.g. anxiety, bereavement loss, work-related etc...))
a) How many were academic staff?
b) How many were professional services staff?
c) How many were male?
d) How many were female?
2. Where data are available in the last eight years, please detail what was the average wait time for a staff member applying to see a counsellor to seeing a counsellor?
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
3. During the last eight academic years how many staff members were referred to Occupational Health (please highlight whether these were self-referrals, management referrals, or referrals falling into different categories)?
a) How many were academic staff?
b) How many were professional services staff?
c) How many were male?
d) How many were female?
4. How many staff members are currently on the waiting list to see Occupational Health?
If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the Data Protection Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
If you need any clarification then please do not hesitate to contact me. If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others, I would ask that you release the available data as soon as possible.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the 20 working day statutory time period.
Yours faithfully,
Nicky Michaels
Dear Ms Michaels
Thank you for your email requesting data relating to counselling and
occupational health referrals at The University of Manchester.
I have today forwarded details of your request to the relevant department
within the University and will contact you again once I have received a
response.
With best regards
Lisa Crawley
Dr Lisa Crawley l Records Officer l Room 1.028, John Owens Building
l Compliance & Risk Management Office l The University of Manchester l
Oxford Road l Manchester l M13 9PL l Tel +44 (0)161 275 8400
Dear Lisa Crawley,
I would be grateful if you could indicate when you will be responding to the FOI request.
Yours sincerely,
Nicky Michaels
Dear Ms Michaels
Thank you for your email
Your request was responded to on the 8th August. We received a duplicate request from yourself on the same day we received your first request and emailed you informing you of this. Please would you check your records and let me know if you cannot locate our response.
With best regards
Lisa Crawley
Dr Lisa Crawley l Records Officer l Information Governance Office l Directorate of Compliance and Risk l Professional Support Services | Room 1.028, John Owens Building l Compliance & Risk Management Office l The University of Manchester l Oxford Road l Manchester l M13 9PL l Tel +44 (0)161 275 8400
Dear Lisa Crawley,
Thanks so much. I have withdrawn this query and apologise for the duplication.
Yours sincerely,
Nicky Michaels
Dear Ms Michaels
Thank you for your email requesting further data relating to Occupational
Health.
I will today write to our Occupational Health department with details of
your request and will contact you again once I have received a response.
With best wishes
Lisa
Dr Lisa Crawley l Records Officer l Information Governance Office
l Directorate of Compliance and Risk l Professional Support Services |
Room 1.028, John Owens Building l Compliance & Risk Management Office
l The University of Manchester l Oxford Road l Manchester l M13
9PL l Tel +44 (0)161 275 8400
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