Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 093-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. The number of days patients waited between referral and their first appointment under the Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
The information starts from the 2011/12 financial year as more consistent recording
Financial Year of First Appointment Average Days Waited Median of Days Waited
2011 – 12 12.8 9.0
2012 – 13 12.5 9.5
2013 – 14 13.6 11.0
2014 – 15 13.9 10.0
2015 – 16 10.0 8.0
2016 – 17 9.4 7.0
2017 – 18 9.5 7.0
2018 – 19 10.9 8.0
2019 – 20 13.0 10.0
2020 – 21 11.4 8.0
2021 – 22 10.1 8.0
2022 – 23 13.4 10.0
2023 – 24 9.8 8.5
2. The number of days patients waited between referral and their second appointment under the Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
Financial Year of Second Appointment Average Days Waited Median of Days Waited
2011 – 12 17.1 13.0
2012 – 13 18.7 11.0
2013 – 14 17.9 13.0
2014 – 15 18.9 14.0
2015 – 16 20.9 12.5
2016 – 17 17.0 14.0
2017 – 18 17.2 13.0
2018 – 19 17.0 14.0
2019 – 20 22.9 16.5
2020 – 21 22.0 17.0
2021 – 22 25.5 19.0
2022 – 23 29.3 25.0
2023 – 24 24.3 21.0
3. The number of days patients waited between their assessment appointment and their first treatment appointment under the Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
We are not responding to question 3 as the national definition of treatment is that the patient has had an assessment and been allocated a care coordinator not that they have had a treatment appointment.
Therefore, within our recording process we are unable to measure to the appointment at which treatment starts.