Ambulance Headquarters
Bernicia House
The Waterfront
Naomi Aharony
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
6 June 2023
Tel: 0191 430 2000
www.neas.nhs.uk
Our Ref: FOI.23.219
Dear Ms Aharony
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act which was received
on 30 May 2023. I can confirm that we do not hold the information you have requested. You asked the
following questions, reproduced in
bold below:
Please can you provide the data that answers the following questions:
- What is the current waiting time from referral to first appointment for mental health
therapy in general, and what was the waiting time 1, 5, and 10 years ago?
- What is the current waiting time from referral to first appointment for the following, and
what was the waiting time 1, 5, and 10 years ago?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Guided self-help
Counselling
Behavioural activation
Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Couple therapy
- What other mental health therapy options do you offer and what are the waiting times
from referral to the first appointment, currently, 1, 5, and 10 years ago?
As an ambulance trust we do not hold the information you have requested. However, please find
the following Acute and Mental Health Trusts for the North East area covered by the North East
Ambulance Service NHS FT. The hospital addresses are publicly available through their
respective websites, and some of them may hold the information you are seeking.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS FT
South Tyneside NHS FT
County Durham & Darlington NHS FT
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is registered, and therefore
licensed to provide services, by the Care Quality Commission (Provider ID: RX601).
North Tees & Hartlepool Hospitals NHS FT
South Tees Hospitals NHS FT
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS FT
Northumberland, Tyne &Wear NHS FT
Gateshead Health NHS FT
If you are not satisfied with the information we have provided, you can request an internal review within
40 working days of the date of this letter, which will be carried out by Mr Paul Aitken-Fell, who is the
Trust’s Lead Consultant Paramedic and is someone not involved with your original request.
If you wish to follow this route, please contact
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx who will commence the
process on your behalf.
If you remain unhappy with the outcome of the review, you can ultimately complain to:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Mark Cotton
Freedom of Information Lead
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