Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 276
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Please can you provide information on the current wait time to access mental health services in your Trust, by the number of days/weeks between initial referral to receiving the support.
We have assumed “receiving support” to be defined as attending a 2nd appointment with the 1st appointment being assessment. the average wait for those age 16 and over. attending a 2nd appointment within the last 30 days 21/09/22 to 20/10/22. is 7.7 weeks
2. Please can you provide information on how many people are currently on your waiting list to access mental health support? At 21/10/22 there were 4,865 age 16 and over. waiting for an initial assessment 1st contact.
3. Please can you also provide the number of referrals to mental health services made for young adults aged 16-25:
a. Per month for 2022 year to date., 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
i. If a breakdown by month is not possible, please provide a breakdown by year or year to date
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 780 639 667 697 735 807 789 757 750 832 858 637
2019 800 729 798 761 791 758 806 705 717 881 868 711
2020 879 858 655 292 453 697 723 680 767 853 827 703
2021 744 706 850 783 776 843 801 679 716 751 839 718
2022 774 777 782 626 780 680 607 722 649
FOI Request
I would like to obtain information, via the Freedom of Information Act, from your NHS Trust.
1. Please can you provide information on the current wait time to access mental health services in your Trust, by the number of days/weeks between initial referral to receiving the support.
2. Please can you provide information on how many people are currently on your waiting list to access mental health support? 3. Please can you also provide the number of referrals to mental health services made for young adults aged 16-25:
a. Per month for 2022 year to date., 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
i. If a breakdown by month is not possible, please provide a breakdown by year or year to date