Mental Health - FOI Response Register

1. How many persons under the age of 18-years-old have a medication prescription for their mental health? Can you please provide this information in a breakdown over the past five calendar years from the date of this request?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested as NHS Shetland do not have condition linked prescribing databases in place.

2. Can you please provide the number of people under the age of 18-year-old who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition? Can you please provide this information in a breakdown of the past five calendar years from the date of this request?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested as diagnosis codes are not categorised as being mental health condition codes and or neurodevelopmental condition codes vs not being this.

3. Can you please provide the number people under the age of 18-years-old who have diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental conditions? Can you please provide this information in a breakdown of the past five calendar years from the date of this?

See response to Q2