Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 004-2023 FOI 460-2023.
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request, apologies for the delay in sending our response. Please find our response below:-
Question 1: At what point – from the list below – does the Community Eating Disorder Service/s for Children and Young People and any other relevant mental health services provided by your Trust currently stop the “waiting times clock” for children and young people with an eating disorder?
Answer: • Assessment appointment in person or by video call. – where treatment start is indicated
• Second individual appointment for the patient with or without family present. i.e. First full treatment appointment
Question 3: Please list the clinical interventions that the Trust currently uses as justifications to stop the ‘waiting times clock’ for children and young people with an eating disorder.
Answer:
• Family Therapy
• Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder • Discharge
FOI Request
Can you please carry out an internal review of the handling of my request? My specific queries that necessitate this review are outlined below in this email. I look forward to receiving your response within the next 20 working days, as outlined in the Information Commissioner’s guidance.
Questions 1 and 3 – Please can you answer these questions? I am familiar with the national guidance, however there are differing interpretations of it across the country, which is a large part of the reason that we conducted this request.