Mental Health

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Dear Universities,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in regards to the mental heath resources at your university.

1. How many support service staff have been employed with a mental health remit (e.g. counselling, wellbeing) in each of the last 5 academic years. If a breakdown is not available for mental health staff, please provide a total for the closest possible category.

2. Budget for mental health support for each of the last 5 academic years, and where possible a breakdown on how that money is allocated, e.g. staff, marketing, equipment etc.

3. Number of students seeking mental health support in each of the last 5 academic years.

4. Average waiting time for mental health support in each of the last 5 academic years.

5. Any internal reports or reviews relating to mental health provision over the last 5 years.

Please provide the above information digitally, preferably in the form of an excel spreadsheet.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act.

In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.

I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for.

Yours faithfully,

Kirsty Card

Freedom of Information, De Montfort University

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Dear Madam,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Starkey

Information Governance Manager, ITMS

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

T: +44 (0)116 2577655

E: [2][email address]

W: dmu.ac.uk

 

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Freedom of Information, De Montfort University

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Dear Kirsty

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000-INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Your request for information has been considered under the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our response is as follows as far as we
are able to report:

 

1. How many support service staff have been employed with a mental health
remit (e.g. counselling, wellbeing) in each of the last 5 academic years.
If a breakdown is not available for mental health staff, please provide a
total for the closest possible category.

 

2014/15: 3.1 FTE (includes 0.3 FTE Part-Time Lecturer Sessional
Counsellor)

2015/16: 3.4 FTE (includes 0.4 FTE Part-Time Lecturer Sessional
Counsellor)

2016/17: 4.0 FTE (includes 0.2 FTE Part-Time Lecturer Sessional
Counsellor)

2017/18: 4.8 FTE (the FTE for Part-Time Lecturer Sessional Counsellor is
not yet available for 2017/18)

 

2. Budget for mental health support for each of the last 5 academic years,
and where possible a breakdown on how that money is allocated, e.g. staff,
marketing, equipment etc.

 

Budget year ending 2018 - 471,098. (447,858 pay, 23,240 non pay) Budget
year ending 2017 - £386,105(363,301 pay, 22,805 non pay)

 

3. Number of students seeking mental health support in each of the last 5
academic years

 

2015/16 - 371 appointments

2016/17 - 744 appointments

2017/18 - 1296 appointments

 

4. Average waiting time for mental health support in each of the last 5
academic years

 

This information is not recorded.

 

5. Any internal reports or reviews relating to mental health provision
over the last 5 years.

 

Nothing held centrally.

 

 

 

If you have any queries please get in touch with me to discuss them.  You
might like to know that the University’s website [1]www.dmu.ac.uk contains
a section on the Freedom of Information Act that lists other publications
readily available from the University under its Publication Scheme.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Starkey

Information Governance Manager

Information Technology & Media Services

 

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

T: +44 (0) 116 257 7655

E: [2][email address]

W: dmu.ac.uk

 

Responsible for: Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act compliance
and Records Management

 

 

 

 

Most of the information we provide in response to Freedom of Information
Act 2000 request will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases
the copyright will be owned by De Montfort University. The copyright in
other information may be owned by another person or organization as
indicated in the information itself.

 

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including
for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for
the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example, publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will
require the permission of the copyright holder.

 

For information where the copyright is owned by the De Montfort
University, details of the conditions of re-use can be found on our
website at [3]www.dmu.ac.uk.

 

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organization, you must apply to the copyright holder to obtain their
permission.

 

From: Freedom of Information
Sent: 07 December 2018 14:20
To: Kirsty <[FOI #537532 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Mental Health (Ref: 849)

 

Dear Madam,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

Thank you for your email request below.  

 

Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to
the information not being exempt.

 

If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we
will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
time limit. We will assist you with suggestions of how this might be
achieved.

 

I may also contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to
ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

 

Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided
to you; this will only be information that can be withheld by law.  In
most cases the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of
any information that can be released to you.

In order to ensure a prompt response to any communication, please ensure
that any further emails are copied to [4][De Montfort University request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Starkey

Information Governance Manager, ITMS

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

T: +44 (0)116 2577655

E: [5][email address]

W: dmu.ac.uk

 

Responsible for: Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act compliance
and Records Management

 

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