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DATE: 24/03/2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 039-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. For each adult mental health NHS Trust that is located within the geographical footprint of your Provider Collaborative region: please let us know whether, since October 2019, they have sometimes had to admit under-18-year-olds onto adult mental health wards*.
* this does not include being assessed or placed in a Section 136 provision/suite.. Six
2. For each of these adult mental health Trusts, since 1st February 2021, how many under-18-year-olds have been admitted to an adult mental health ward*?
* this does not include being assessed or placed in a Section 136 provision/suite.. Six
3. Of these under-18-year-olds admitted to an adult mental health ward since 1st February 2021, how many were awaiting:
a. A bed in a General Adolescent Unit
b. A bed in a more specialist unit e.g. PICU; Forensic / Secure; Intellectual disability / ASD; Eating disorder SEDU. unit.? Unfortunately, our system does not capture this information in the format that you require, we do not hold reportable onward referral data.
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
Sent: 17 March 2022 15:28
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: RE: FOI 039-2022 - Clarification Required
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Hello, Thank you for your email. Please include a note in your answer to indicate when the PC was formed. Please let me know if you require any further clarifications, From: Freedom of Information Sent: 17 March 2022 15:26
To: Casals Mariona RNU. Oxford Health
Subject: FOI 039-2022 - Clarification Required
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-------------------------Mariona,
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 039-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. In order to respond to your request our information teams are seeking the below clarification:
Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT was formed in October 2019 therefore we can only provide data from this time. Please can you confirm if this is acceptable and we will continue with your request?
Would you be able to provide clarification around the information you are expecting the response to include for this question?
Kind Regards,
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Legal Services Officer Legal Services. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Edward Jenner Court, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, GL3 4AW
Telephone: 0300 421 8357 --- Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
From: Casals Mariona RNU. Oxford Health [mailto:Mariona.Casals@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk] Sent: 01 March 2022 11:06
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Query. Adult MH had to admit under 18s - Gloucester HC
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Good morning FOI, I would like to request your help with answering the fields in light blue for the questions that I paste below. Please let me know any questions, Your NHSE/I region: 1. For each adult mental health NHS Trust that is located within the geographical footprint of your Provider Collaborative region: please let us know whether, since 2018, they have sometimes had to admit under-18-year-olds onto adult mental health wards*.
* this does not include being assessed or placed in a Section 136 provision/suite..
Name of Trust Yes No
2. For each of these adult mental health Trusts, since 1st February 2021, how many under-18-year-olds have been admitted to an adult mental health ward*?
* this does not include being assessed or placed in a Section 136 provision/suite..
Name of Trust Number of under-18-year-olds
3. Of these under-18-year-olds admitted to an adult mental health ward since 1st February 2021, how many were awaiting:
Number of under-18-year-olds
a. A bed in a General Adolescent Unit b. A bed in a more specialist unit e.g. PICU; Forensic / Secure; Intellectual disability / ASD; Eating disorder SEDU. unit.? Kind regards
Mariona
Mariona Casals pronouns she/her.
Contracts and Performance Manager | Thames Valley CAMHS T4 Provider Collaborative and HOPE Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | Slade House | Horspath Driftway | Oxford | OX3 7JH 07799658346 E: mariona.casals@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk