Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-26022026-239415
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does the liaison psychiatry service accept referrals for patients diagnosed with suspected or confirmed Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)?
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
Yes.
You asked:
2. Are there formal exclusion criteria that would prevent patients with FND from being assessed by liaison psychiatry?
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
No.
You asked:
i. What are the criteria?
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
3. Are there inclusion criteria within FND?
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
No.
You asked:
i. What are the criteria?
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
4. Where are patients with FND assessed?
a. Inpatient wards
b. Emergency departments
c. Outpatient settings
d. A mixture, please detail:
e. Not assessed at all
Our response:
Inpatient Wards.
Emergency Departments.
Outpatient Settings.
Planned assessments take place in our MUS clinic (weekly). Unplanned may occur in either the unscheduled or scheduled care pathways. They may also been seen by neuro-psychology for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
You asked:
5. Is there a standardised assessment tool you use for patients with suspected or confirmed FND?
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
No.
You asked:
6. Do you have a policy, guideline or dedicated pathway for patients with suspected or confirmed FND?
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
No.
You asked:
7. Between January 2024-December 2025, how many patients with a suspected or confirmed FND were referred to liaison psychiatry? *
a. Data not held
Our response:
Data not held.
You asked:
8. Between January 2024-December 2025, how many patients with a suspected or confirmed FND were accepted by liaison psychiatry? *
a. Data not held
Our response:
Data not held.
You asked:
9. If FND patients are not seen by the liaison psychiatry team, are they referred to other services for assessment of their mental health?
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
10. Does the liaison psychiatry unit provide training to its staff on FND?
If yes, please specify.
a. No
b. Yes
Our response:
Yes.
You asked:
i. Please specify:
Our response:
Internal training programme.
You asked:
11. Is your liaison psychiatry service commissioned to see patients with FND? * Alternative codes for FND: psychogenic, conversion, stress-induced, functional, pseudoseizure, dissociative, non-organic, psychosomatic, hysterical, psychological cause.
Our response:
Yes.
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
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