Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 378-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below and in a separate attachment.
1st Jan 2021 – 31st Dec 2021
How many patients have died whilst being treated on one of your mental health units?
1
How many patients have died within three months of being discharged from one of your mental health units?
2
How many of those deaths do you know the cause of death?
2
1st Jan 2022 – 31st Dec 2022
How many patients have died whilst being treated on one of your mental health units?
6
How many patients have died within three months of being discharged from one of your mental health units?
5
How many of those deaths do you know the cause of death?
4
1st Jan 2023 – 31st Dec 2023
How many patients have died whilst being treated on one of your mental health units?
1
How many patients have died within three months of being discharged from one of your mental health units?
2
How many of those deaths do you know the cause of death?
2
It’s worth noting that we are not routinely given the cause of unnatural deaths, even after inquest. We do chase this, but still we do not always have the information given, which will explain the lower numbers on the cause of death compared to the actual numbers of deaths.
FOI Request
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My request relates to the number of deaths of mental health patients whilst they were under your care, in the last three years. It also relates to the number of people waiting for treatment.
For the avoidance of doubt, I would like to know the number of deaths, either while the individual was a patient on one of your mental health wards, or within three months of being discharged. I would also like to know on the 1st of January, for the last three years, how many people had been waiting longer than 18 weeks for your services?
ITV News would like to request the following information:
1. In the last 3 years, how many patients have died whilst being treated on one of your mental health units?
2. In the last 3 years, how many patients have died within three months of being discharged from one of your mental health units?
3. For each year, in how many of those deaths do you know the cause of death?
Please break down the data as follows:
1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021
1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022
1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023
4. On the 1st January each year, for the last three years, how many people have been waiting longer than 18 weeks for your services?
Please break down the data as follows:
1st January 2021
1st January 2022
1st January 2023
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to cost of compliance limits, please let me know how I can refine my request.