Dear Ms. Carter,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your email in which you requested
information under the FOI Act 2000.

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, from the date of receipt, as
defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the
information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of
the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released.
You will be informed if this is the case within 20 working days, together
with your rights of appeal.

If the information you are requesting contains reference to a third party
then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or
not to release the information to you. You will be informed within 20
working days if this is the case.

If you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact
me.  May l ask that you quote the above reference number on all your
correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Aled Evans

FOI Officer

South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare

NHS Foundation Trust

Trust HQ, St George’s Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford
ST16 3AG

Tel: 01785 221104 Ext 7128998

Email: [1][email address]

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Dear Ms. Carter,

Thank you for your email request dated 11th January 2018. The answers to
question one and two are per our communication to you also on 11^th
January 2018.

In response to your original request for the number of GP referrals for
children who  already have a diagnosis of Autism,  to be assessed for
additional mental  health issues which have been declined by CAMHs over
the last 12 months, I can confirm that using the electronic CYP Referral
Screening Tool (see screenshot below), we have been able to identify that
between 1st November 2016 and 31st October 2017, a total of 2126 referrals
were received and rejected and of these, 26 had the box for “Autism”
ticked on the CYP form.

With respect to question three - How many declined referrals which were
signposted to other services during this period were then referred back to
CAMHS during this period or subsequently -  can you please provide clarity
regarding the cohort of patients you require the information for i.e. is
it all re-referrals that were referred back or is it only the cohort who
were flagged with a diagnosis of Autism?

I shall place this request on hold until we receive the above
clarification.

If I can be of any further assistance in the meantime please don’t
hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Aled Evans

Freedom Of Information Officer

South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare

NHS Foundation Trust

Trust HQ, St George’s Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford
ST16 3AG

Tel: 01785 221104 Extension: 7128998

Email: [1][email address]

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Dear Ms. Carter,

Further to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000, and to your email dated 8th February 2018 providing additional
clarity round your request. Please see detailed below the Trust’s
response:

“Could you please tell me how many referrals were made to CAMHS from any
possible referrer between the dates 1st Nov 2016 to the 31st October
2017.  How many accepted referrals were for individuals who have a
diagnosis of Autism.   How many declined referrals which were signposted
to other services during this period were then referred back to CAMHS
during this period or subsequently”.

·         There were 4,536 referrals in to the CAMHS service during this
period 1^st November 2017 to the 31^st October 2017.

·         Of the received referrals during this period 50 children have a
diagnosis of Autism.

·         The number of declined referrals which were signposted to other
services during this period and have subsequently been referred back to
the CAMHS service is 132.

I am hopeful that the information above provides you with the answer to
your request. Please contact me directly should you have any queries or
questions relating to the Trust's response or require any further
information to support this request.

If you have any complaints about the handling of your request, please
contact:

Ms Jane Landick
Company Secretary
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters St George's Hospital Corporation Street Stafford
ST16 3SR
Email: [1][email address]

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545700
Website: [2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Adrian Marsden

Head of Information and Contracting

South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare

NHS Foundation Trust

Trust HQ, St George’s Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford
ST16 3AG

Tel: 01785 221104 Ext 7128998

Email: [3][email address]

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