FOI Ref: 0056FOI2021

25^th August 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request

1. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were referred to CAMHS service for Tier 3 support from March 2019 to July 2020?

2. Breaking down the data by each month, how many young people were refused CAMHS services, because the service lacked capacity from March 2019 to July 2020? 

3. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2018-19:

• How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• What was the longest wait time for treatment?

4. Regarding CAMHS services in the financial year 2019-2020:

• How many patients waited more than 4 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 18 weeks for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 12 months for an initial assessment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 4 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 18 weeks to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?)
• How many patients waited more than 12 months to start treatment? (What percentage of the total is this?) 
• What was the longest wait time for treatment?

Response

NHS Sheffield CCG does not hold information to this level of detail. We advise you contact Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust who managed the CAMHS service for this information. Email - scn-tr.schfoi@nhs.net.