Mental Health - FOI Response Register

1. The number of people currently on waiting lists to receive assessment and/or treatment from all mental health services within the NHS board area.

213

Figures provided are for Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Clinical Psychology.

2. The number of women currently on waiting lists to receive assessment and/or treatment from all mental health services within the NHS board area.

131

Figures provided are for Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Clinical Psychology.

3. The number of women in your health board who have been referred to mental health services in each of the last five years.

Figures provided are for Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Clinical Psychology.

4. The number of attendances at the Emergency Department with mental health related issues in each of the last five years.

Figures provided are for the number of A&E attendances where the Incident Type is "Intentional Self Harm" or "Psychiatric Condition" or where the Presenting Complaint or Diagnosis includes any of the following words:

DSH

Low Mood

CPN

Psychiatry

MH

Manic

Mixed OD

Overdose

Anxiety

Suicide

Suicidal

Harm

Psychiatric

Mental

As of 15/07/2024

5. The number of attendances at the Emergency Department with mental health related issues in each of the last five years where the patient was recorded as female.

See response to Q4

6. What is the current longest wait on the waiting list for psychological therapy in the health board?

72 Weeks

7. How many referrals for psychological therapy were rejected in 2023?

0

8. How many were rejected on the basis of the patient being too complex or unstable for therapy or treatment?

N/A