Rise of mental health cases in lockdown

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Dear NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group,
I am a journalism student interested in the statistics of mental health issues since lockdown and potentially suicide rates

Yours faithfully,
Alice Holt

FOI (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Alice Holt

 

RE: Freedom of Information Request

 

I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information
regarding the rise of Mental Health cases in Lockdown which will be
processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your
request was received on 17 February 2021 by NEL on behalf of the Clinical
Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The references for your requests
are shown alongside.

 

NHS Kent and Medway CCG                        FOI.20.KAM308

 

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.

 

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Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][email address

 

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

  

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FOI (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Ms Holt

I am writing on behalf of NHS Kent and Medway CCG to request clarification
on your below request, FOI.20.KAM308.

 

Would you please be able to provide some more specific detail around the
information you are requesting? For example, are there certain figures or
statistics that you are interested in?

 

Until we receive this clarification from you, your request will be placed
on hold.

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][email address

 

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

  

[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk 

[3]@NELCSU 

[4]LinkedIn 

 

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Dear FOI (NHS NEL CSU),
Good afternoon..
I am seeking to know either the admissions to mental health services from last April/ during lockdown.
The death statistics related to mental health would be useful if the trust has them please.

Yours sincerely,

Alice Holt

FOI (NHS NEL CSU), NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Ms Holt

 

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request,
FOI.20.KAM308, on behalf of NHS Kent and Medway CCG.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[1][email address

 

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

  

[2]www.nelcsu.nhs.uk 

[3]@NELCSU 

[4]LinkedIn 

 

 

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