Mental Health

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elizabeth thomson

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

I am making a request under Freedom of information legislation about mental health. Specifically I would like the following information:

1. How often have physical restraints been used in health facilities in each of the past four years. I would like this information in the following format

NAME OF FACILITY YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 3
Eg Central Hospital 10 5 9 14

2. How often were police called to respond to an incident that involved the use of physical restraint in each of the past four years. I would like this information in the following format

NAME OF FACILITY YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 3
Eg Central Hospital 10 5 9 14

3. Number of people in locked/secure wards in each of the past four years. Please provide a numerical figure of the number of individuals in beds in wards or facilities that are secured. I would like this information in the following format

4. Please provide the average length of time that individulals spent in secure/locked wards or facilities in each of the past four years.

NAME OF FACILITY YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 3
Eg Central Hospital 10 5 9 14

5. Please provide the longest length of time an individual has spent in a locked ward in each health facility in the area. Please provide this information in the following format
NAME OF FACILITY YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 3
Eg Central Hospital 10 5 9 14

Also, please provide any context for this case – the reason for admission, the reason for the length of stay – but without breaching data protection.

6. Please provide the total number of mental health nurses employed by the health board in each of the past five years.

NAME OF FACILITY YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 3
Eg Central Hospital 10 5 9 14

If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.

If I can be of further assistance, please phone me on 07963524744 or email me at [email address] . Under section 16 of the act information officers have a duty to advise and assist the requester. As part of this duty I respectfully ask that if you anticipate any problems in responding to this request that you notify me immediately by telephone. I would prefer to receive all information and correspondence electronically.

Yours faithfully,

elizabeth thomson

FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

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FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

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Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement to your request.

 

Regards

Caitlin

Information Governance Team

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

Foresterhill Site

Cornhill Road

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZG

 

Direct Dial: (01224) 551319

Fax: (01224) 552704

Email: [1][NHS Grampian request email] 

 

You can view and search our responses to all Freedom of Information
requests on our [2]website.

 

 

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FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

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Dear Ms Thomson,

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Lynsey

 

Information Governance Team

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

Foresterhill Site

Cornhill Road

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZG

 

Direct Dial: (01224) 551319

Fax: (01224) 552704

Email: [1][NHS Grampian request email] 

 

You can view and search our responses to all Freedom of Information
requests on our [2]website.

 

 

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elizabeth thomson

Dear FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

Many thanks for your response.

I would like to submit a separate request for information regarding the numbers you have provided regarding the number of instances of use of restraint in each facility and each year. I would like to request that this information is further broken down by age, gender, and race of patients restrained in each facility and each year.

for the purposes of confidentiality - i do not require the exact age of each patient. I would be happy to receive this information broken down into categories. For example; under 18 years; 18-30; 30-60; 60 and over.

Yours sincerely,

elizabeth thomson

FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

1 Attachment

Dear Ms Thomson,

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement to your request.

 

Regards

Lynsey

Information Governance Team

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

Foresterhill Site

Cornhill Road

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZG

 

Direct Dial: (01224) 551319

Fax: (01224) 552704

Email: [1][NHS Grampian request email] 

 

You can view and search our responses to all Freedom of Information
requests on our [2]website.

 

 

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elizabeth thomson

Dear FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

I have a question relating to question 1 (regarding the use of physical restraint) of my request dated June 19th which I hope you can help me with. Would it be possible to confirm which facilities listed in the health board's response to Q1 would be classified as mental health facilities?

Yours sincerely,

elizabeth thomson

FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

Please note the Information Governance team are extremely short staffed;
this may result in a delay in processing requests. Please bear with us.

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MCLACHLAN, Caitlin (NHS GRAMPIAN),

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Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement to your request.

 

Regards

Caitlin

Information Governance Team

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

Foresterhill Site

Cornhill Road

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZG

 

Direct Dial: (01224) 551319

Fax: (01224) 552704

Email: [1][NHS Grampian request email] 

 

You can view and search our responses to all Freedom of Information
requests on our [2]website.

 

 

 

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FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

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Dear Ms Thomson

 

Please find attached response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Chris

 

Chris Morrice

Information Governance

Medical Directorate

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House, ARI, Foresterhill Site, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG

Email: [email address]

 

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FOI, Nhsg (NHS GRAMPIAN),

1 Attachment

Dear Ms Thomson

 

Please find attached response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Chris

 

Chris Morrice

Information Governance

Medical Directorate

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House, ARI, Foresterhill Site, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG

Email: [email address]

 

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