Report Title FOI 107-2023 Eating Disorders Days Waited Report Date Range April 2012 to extract date Extract Date 9th July 2023 Note 1. The information starts from 2012/13 financial year for questions 1 and 2 as previous years data would need line by line validation which would exceed the allowable FOI time. 2.The information starts from 2017/18 financial year for question 3 as the start of treatment was not captured in the clinical system until national guidance was introduced. The number of days recorded that eating disorder patients waited between referral and their first appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2012. Financial Year of First Appointment Urgency Average Days Waited Median of Days Waited 2012 – 13 Routine 40.9 36.5 Urgent 5.0 5.0 Total 37.9 36.0 2013 – 14 Routine 51.3 38.0 Urgent 15.1 2.0 Total 48.0 35.0 2014 – 15 Routine 53.0 43.0 Urgent 13.3 6.5 Total 47.2 39.0 2015 – 16 Routine 41.5 26.0 Urgent 17.4 7.0 Total 38.4 23.5 2016 – 17 Routine 32.8 29.0 Urgent 12.5 5.0 Total 30.9 27.0 2017 – 18 Routine 62.9 60.5 Urgent 8.7 7.0 Total 52.2 45.0 2018 – 19 Routine 35.6 22.0 Urgent 6.6 4.0 Total 31.3 18.0 2019 – 20 Routine 40.5 36.0 Urgent 8.7 6.5 Total 35.7 31.0 2020 – 21 Routine 20.1 14.0 Urgent 8.9 7.0 Total 16.8 12.0 2021 – 22 Routine 111.9 49.0 Urgent 35.0 17.0 Total 47.9 20.0 2022 – 23 Routine 145.8 29.0 Urgent 40.4 15.0 Total 77.1 18.0 2023 – 24 Routine 89.6 14.0 Urgent 15.5 6.0 Total 61.4 8.0 The number of days recorded that eating disorder patients waited between referral and their second appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2012. Financial Year of Second Appointment Urgency Average Days Waited Median of Days Waited 2012 – 13 Routine 86.7 52.0 Urgent 31.1 15.0 Total 77.2 44.0 2013 – 14 Routine 103.1 55.0 Urgent 42.6 11.0 Total 97.4 52.0 2014 – 15 Routine 86.1 63.0 Urgent 35.8 18.0 Total 78.0 51.0 2015 – 16 Routine 99.9 50.0 Urgent 29.7 18.0 Total 90.0 44.0 2016 – 17 Routine 65.0 46.5 Urgent 34.6 12.0 Total 62.2 44.5 2017 – 18 Routine 95.1 84.0 Urgent 27.5 14.0 Total 80.6 63.0 2018 – 19 Routine 87.9 56.0 Urgent 22.4 11.0 Total 76.9 48.0 2019 – 20 Routine 86.6 76.0 Urgent 22.3 16.5 Total 75.3 63.5 2020 – 21 Routine 52.4 40.5 Urgent 20.5 14.0 Total 43.5 31.0 2021 – 22 Routine 123.1 93.5 Urgent 47.8 32.0 Total 61.9 35.0 2022 – 23 Routine 186.8 64.0 Urgent 91.9 48.0 Total 116.8 52.0 2023 – 24 Routine 148.2 45.0 Urgent 49.5 15.5 Total 97.4 30.0 The number of days recorded that eating disorder patients waited between their assessment appointment and their first treatment appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2017 Please note – in cases where it is deemed clinically appropriate, treatment is started at assessment. This is why the median days waited is 0 in some instances Financial Year of First Treatment Appoitment Urgency Average Days Waited Median of Days Waited 2017 – 18 Routine 69.2 0.0 Urgent 29.0 0.0 Total 61.9 0.0 2018 – 19 Routine 76.8 20.0 Urgent 46.4 0.0 Total 71.9 8.5 2019 – 20 Routine 47.3 32.0 Urgent 14.2 0.0 Total 40.8 18.0 2020 – 21 Routine 42.4 26.0 Urgent 11.6 1.0 Total 34.0 14.0 2021 – 22 Routine 114.4 66.0 Urgent 28.3 15.0 Total 48.9 19.0 2022 – 23 Routine 68.6 0.0 Urgent 71.4 7.0 Total 70.6 6.5 2023 – 24 Routine 16.8 0.0 Urgent 46.9 1.5 Total 28.5 0.0
FOI Request
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your NHS Mental Health Trust. Please may you provide me with:
1. The number of days eating disorder patients waited between referral and their first appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
a. Please provide this further broken down by urgent and routine cases.
2. The number of days eating disorder patients waited between referral and their second appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
a. Please provide this further broken down by urgent and routine cases.
3. The number of days eating disorder patients waited between their assessment appointment and their first treatment appointment, broken down by financial year, since 2010.
a. Please provide this further broken down by urgent and routine cases.