LBC Request : CAMHS

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Rachael Venables

Dear NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group,

1. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were referred to CAMHS service for Tier 3 support from March 2019 to July 2020?

2. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were refused CAMHS services, because the service lacked capacity from March 2019 to July 2020? 

3. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2018-19:
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- What was the longest wait time for treatment?

4. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2019-2020:
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
- What was the longest wait time for treatment?

Yours faithfully,

Rachael Venables

Foi (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Ms Venables

 

RE: Freedom of Information Request

 

I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding CAMHS data which will be processed under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received on 4 August
2020* by NEL on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed
below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.

 

*Whilst your email was received on 3 August 2020, this is counted as a
non-working day under FOI due to the Scottish August bank holiday.
Therefore the date of receipt for the request is counted as 4 August 2020.

 

NHS Northamptonshire CCG                            FOI.20.NHE063

 

An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the
information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it
can be released in accordance with the legislation.

 

Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as
they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you
will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any
clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.

 

As you know, the NHS across the country is facing unprecedented challenges
during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and is working hard to ensure
that the appropriate care can be delivered to patients.  As such, we would
like to advise that we may not be able to provide a response to your
request within the normal timescales required of us. If this is the case,
a further update will be provided to you in due course.

 

If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][Northamptonshire CCG request email] 

 

Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT

  

[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk 

[3]@NELCSU 

[4]LinkedIn 

 

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Foi (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Ms Venables

 

RE:          FOI.20.NHE063  on behalf of NHS Northamptonshire Clinical
Commissioning Group

 

Please find attached a letter responding to your Freedom of Information
request. 

 

With regards

 

 

Freedom of Information team
NEL

[email address]

 

 

1 Lower Marsh, 3^rd Floor 
Waterloo, London SE1 7NT

  

[1]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk

[2]@NELCSU 

[3]LinkedIn

 

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