FoI Number
2023-050
Subject
Mental Health in A & E
Date Received
27/04/2023
Request and Response

1. Do hospitals in your health board have a mental health worker resident in their accident and emergency departments as standard?

No, there is a separate Mental Health department with out of hours on-call if required

2. a) How many hospitals in your health board had a mental health clinician resident in their accident and emergency departments as of 30 March 2023? Please also provide this information for 30 March 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Nil for each year  - see Q1 answer

b) How many hospitals in your health board had a mental health link worker resident in their accident and emergency departments as of 30 March 2023? Please also provide this information for 30 March 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Nil for each year - see Q1 answer