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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 02/03/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 042-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
The prevalence of Gaming Disorder i.e. video game addiction.. We do not offer services relating to Gaming Disorder within Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. 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:-
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
Data Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2001.
The prevalence of Gaming Disorder i.e., video game addiction. in the UK is unknown at this point and as it becomes a public issue, there is growing but limited information to support treatment interventions Gaming Disorder. Despite this, there appears to be a clinical need for those exhibiting such a behaviour. As British researchers in the field, we would like to gather information about current treatment provisions in the area of Gaming Disorder given that it is now recognised as a clinical disorder in the latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases ICD-11. as a diagnosable condition. It is imperative to document how accessibility to NHS talking therapy services can be improved for those exhibiting such behaviours. We submitted a similar request in March 2017, this is a follow up to request to examine if there have been any changes in treatment provisions over the last three years. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2001., we would like to request the following information:
Types of services offered for Gaming Disorder;
Number and job title of qualified mental health professionals within each service who offer treatment for internet gaming disorder;
Number of behavioural addiction specialists within the Trust;
Number of child and adolescent specialists who offer treatment for this disorder;
Lowest age limit for referral to service.
We would also like to gather specific referral data for any individuals that had been referred for treatment of problem gaming over the last five years. within the trust as follows:
Number of referrals where problem gaming was the primary reason for referral;
Age of referrals;
Gender of referrals;
Type of treatment and/or talking therapies offered;
The estimated time spent on a waiting list prior to initial contact;
How many attended first appointment;
How many never attended;
How many completed treatment;
With those who completed treatment, how many presented with risk pertaining to their gaming behaviours;
How many dropped out of treatment part way through;
How many were still in treatment.