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Gloucestershire Adult Autism and ADHD Service Policies

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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

1. All policy documents in respect of Gloucestershire Adult Autism and ADHD Service’s non-recognition of private diagnoses in respect of ADHD and autism assessments, which were relevant in the period 1 January 2021 to date.

2. All equalities and diversity assessments conducted in respect of the policy documents in point 1.

3. All supporting documents referred to in the policy documents and assessments in points 1 and 2.

4. Any internal discussion documents or minutes regarding potential changes to the policy documents and assessments in points 1 and 2.

I would like you to provide the information in electronic documents by email to the above address. If some documents will take longer to obtain, I should be grateful if you would provide an interim response with the documents that are available at that time.

Please contact me at the above email address if you need to clarify.

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Mental Health Service for Young People

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To whom it may concern,
Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information.

Does your NHS trust provide any mental health services for under 18 year olds (e.g. CAMHS)?

If you do not, please reply stating that you do not provide mental health services for under 18 year olds and none of the other questions of this FOI are required as they are not relevant.

If you do provide mental health services for under 18 year olds:

• What is the age brackets for the mental health services for young people before they move to adult services (for example 0-18 year olds or 0-25 years old)?
• What do you call this service (for example Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) or if there is a specific name you use)?
• What methods of referral do you accept (for example- referrals from GPs/schools)?
• Are self referrals an option? If so what are the requirements (e.g. minimum age)?
• What is your method of advising patients of appointments (e.g. text/post)?

I would also like to request a blank document of the following forms:
• The form used by GPs/schools to refer a young person
• The form used if a young person is referring themselves
• Any forms that are provided at the first appointment for the young person/parent to fill out in regards to contact information, preferences of methods of contact, who is attending the appointments etc
• Any relevant forms to indicate who is attending the appointment/aware of the referral (young person/their guardian/both) and which of the two should be contacted and if there is a preference of contact method

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ADHD, Autism and CAMHS Therapy Services – Adult and Children

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Dear FOI Team,
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide details on the Trust’s provision of ADHD, Autism, and CAMHS therapy services across Children’s and Adults’ pathways.
1. Service Availability
For each of the services below, please confirm whether the Trust directly provides the service, commissions it externally, or does not provide it:
Children’s Services
• Children’s ADHD assessments
• Children’s Autism assessments
• CAMHS therapy services (please specify the therapy types delivered: e.g. CBT, family therapy, psychotherapy, group interventions, etc.)
Adult Services
• Adult ADHD assessments
• Adult Autism assessments
2. Responsible Team
For each service that is provided or commissioned, please confirm:
• The team name responsible for delivering or overseeing the service.
• The directorate, care group, or division under which the service sits.
3. Waiting List Ownership
For each service, please provide:
• The job title (and name, if permissible) of the individual responsible for managing or overseeing the waiting list.
• Whether the waiting list is managed internally by the Trust or by an external commissioned provider.
4. Additional Context (If Available)
Where possible, please also share:
• Whether the service is delivered in-house, through an external partner, or via a mixed model.
• Any published pathway documents, service specifications, or summaries relating to ADHD, Autism, or CAMHS therapies.

If any part of this request exceeds the FOI cost limit, please process the remainder that falls within the allowable threshold.
I would be grateful if you could provide the information electronically.
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind regards,

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CAMHS Services

I am writing to request information under the FOI Act about your CAMHS services/neurodevelopmental assessment services for Children and Young People. If you cannot provide this information, please tell me where I can find it.
Please tell me:

1. The number of young people on your waiting list for a first appointment (assessment) as of the date of this email or nearest available.
2: The average length of time young people are currently waiting between referral and first appointment (assessment)
3: The average length of time young people are currently waiting between initial referral and first therapeutic intervention.
4: How many young people assessed were not offered follow up treatment at Camhs in the year 2024-25, as a number and a proportion of the total of young people assessed?
5: The longest time any young person has been on your current waiting list (as of the date of the receipt of this email or nearest)
6: The average wait between referral and assessment for neurodevelopmental/neurodiverse conditions on the date of this request or nearest available data.
7: The number of young people on the waiting list for neurodevelopmental/neurodiverse assessments on the date of this request or nearest available data.

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164-2024

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1. In the calendar year 2023 (1 Jan 2023-31 Dec 2023) please provide the total number of new diagnoses your trust has made for a personality disorder in a patient under 18 years of age.

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