Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 052-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Service Availability – For each of the services below, please confirm whether the Trust directly provides the service, commissions it externally, or does not provide it:
Children’s Services
• Children’s ADHD assessments
• Children’s Autism assessments
• CAMHS therapy services (please specify the therapy types delivered: e.g. CBT, family therapy, psychotherapy, group interventions, etc.)
Adult Services
• Adult ADHD assessments
• Adult Autism assessments
Our response:
Adult ADHD Assessments – The Trust provides an adult ADHD service for those aged 18 years onwards. This is commissioned to provide assessments, medication titration and medication reviews
Adult Autism Assessments – The Trust provides an adult Autism service for those aged 18 years onwards. This is commissioned to provide assessments, Post diagnostic education and one off occupational therapy.
Children’s ADHD Assessments – The Trust provides a Children’s ADHD service for those aged 0-18 years. This is commissioned to provide assessments, medication titration and medication reviews.
Children’s Autism Assessments – The Trust provides a Children’s Autism service for those aged 0-18 years. This is commissioned to provide assessments and post diagnostic education.
Children’s CAMHS Service – The Trust provide a Children’s CAMHS service for those aged 0 to 18 years. This is commissioned to provide CBT, family therapy, psychotherapy, NVR, EMDR, Creative Therapy, DBT. Interventions are delivered either individually or as group interventions.
You asked:
2. Responsible Team – For each service that is provided or commissioned, please confirm:
• The team name responsible for delivering or overseeing the service.
• The directorate, care group, or division under which the service sits.
Our response:
Adult ADHD Assessments / Adult Autism Assessments – Both services sit under the Adult Community Ph/MH/LD Directorate within our Trust.
Children’s ADHD Assessments / Children’s Autism Assessments / Children’s CAMHS Service – The children’s Autism and ADHD Service (CAAAS) and the Children and Mental Health Service (CAMHS) sit under the Children’s Community Ph/MH/LD Directorate within out Trust.
You asked:
3. Waiting List Ownership – For each service, please provide:
• The job title (and name, if permissible) of the individual responsible for managing or overseeing the waiting list.
• Whether the waiting list is managed internally by the Trust or by an external commissioned provider.
Our response:
Adult ADHD Assessments / Adult Autism Assessments – Operational Lead for adult ADHD and adult Autism assessment service. The waiting list is managed internally by the Trust.
Children’s ADHD Assessments / Children’s Autism Assessments / Children’s CAMHS Service – Operational Lead for the Children’s Autism and ADHD Assessment Service (CAAAS) and Children’s CAMHS. The waiting list is managed internally by the Trust.
You asked:
4. Additional Context (If Available) – Where possible, please also share:
• Whether the service is delivered in-house, through an external partner, or via a mixed model.
• Any published pathway documents, service specifications, or summaries relating to ADHD, Autism, or CAMHS therapies.
Our response:
Adult ADHD Assessments / Adult Autism Assessments / Children’s ADHD Assessments / Children’s Autism Assessments / Children’s CAMHS Service – The services are delivered in-house by the Trust.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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.