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Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW
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E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk
Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 22/06/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 121-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. For the 2020-21 financial year please tell me
the following information regarding waiting
times for young people in all CAMHS that you
run:
. The total number of young people referred to
your CAMHS
. The average waiting time between referral and
second contact in days.
. The number of people waiting between 0 and 4
weeks
. The number of people waiting between 4 and 6
weeks
. The number of people waiting between 6 and 8
weeks
. The number of people waiting between 8 and
10 weeks
. The number of people waiting between 10 and
12 weeks
. The number of people waiting over 12 weeks
. The number of people where referral was
closed before treatment
. The number of people still waiting, no contact
. The number of contacts before referral
Please see attached separate PDF document.
Please note, we are unable to identify where a
patient has been discharged before treatment
as there is no national definition of when
treatment starts or should end. Therefore, this
question hasn’t been answered.
2. Could you also give a quarterly breakdown of
these figures in the 2020-21 financial year
please?
3. Could you also give me the same information
for the 2019-20 financial year:
. In total
. As a quarterly breakdown
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:-
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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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E-mail: ——-Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT
FOI 121-2122 – Response Sheet
Notes: Under 18s only and Excludes Parenting and Learning Disability Teams
The total number of young people referred to your CAMHS
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Grand Total
2019/20 888 712 1113 1219 3932
2020/21 521 893 1595 1172 4181
The average waiting time between referral and second contact in days.
Note: Based on 2nd contact being attended during the period i.e. how long people waited
between referral and 2nd contact.
Qtr 1 2 3 4 Grand Total
2019/20 132 129 166 191 164
2020/21 130 53 48 72 76
Number of people waiting by number of weeks for a second contact
Note: Based on 2nd contact being attended during the period
2019/20
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Grand Total
0 to 4 weeks 35 40 77 54 206
10 to 12 weeks 18 15 9 17 59
4 to 6 weeks 16 21 48 38 123
6 to 8 weeks 11 7 26 32 76
8 to 10 weeks 14 13 9 22 58
over 12 weeks 106 91 175 296 668
Grand Total 200 187 344 459 1190
2020/21
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4
Grand
Total
0 to 4 weeks 66 63 129 75 333
10 to 12 weeks 14 5 32 51 102
4 to 6 weeks 18 33 61 62 174
6 to 8 weeks 7 24 50 44 125
8 to 10 weeks 14 14 38 11 77
over 12 weeks 162 24 42 131 359
Grand Total 281 163 352 374 1170
Number of people still waiting at end of financial year , no contact
Note: Based on number on waiting list at end of period with no contact yet
2019/20 2020/21
143 323
The number of contacts before referral
A young person would not receive a contact until the referral has been accepted
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information
Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case
unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of
the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust