- Please confirm the policy for measuring how long a person has been on a waiting list. Is this from the point of referral; from the point of being accepted onto the waiting list; or, by another measure?
From the point of referral
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on how long the average wait has been from the point of a referral to CAMHS being received, to a decision being made on whether to accept the referral.
In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the
information requested. As the date a referral is rejected/accepted is at the point of triage and
this date is not recorded against the waiting time data.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on the average wait for a patient who has had their referral to CAMHS accepted, between the acceptance and their initial appointment.
See response to Q2.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards: What is the quantum of people waiting for a CAMHS appointment? And, of that total, how many are aged 15-17?
As of 28/02/2024, 39 people of whom 9 are aged 15-17.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on how many referrals to CAMHS have been rejected or refused.
Year Referrals Rejected
2019 17
2020 42
2021 36
2022 21
2023 29
2024 16
Total 161
- Broken down by all the Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years please provide the data on how many referrals to CAMHS have been accepted.
Year Referrals Accepted
2019 118
2020 100
2021 98
2022 131
2023 99
2024 115
Total 661
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on how many referrals to CAMHS have been accepted where there has been a referral from a private healthcare professional?
We do not accept referrals from private healthcare professionals – our criteria states
referrals are to be made by GP, social work, educational psychologist or school nurse.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, how many people have been refused treatment from CAMHS due to a diagnosis being made by a private healthcare professional?
0. We would not refuse treatment, we would advise the family to attend their GP for referral.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on how many people have requested a removal from the CAMHS waiting list due to moving to private healthcare provider?
Nil, no waiting list removals have had the removal reason of “Private Treatment” specified.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Health Boards, and covering the last six full years, please provide the data on how many referrals to CAMHS involving a young person have been terminated due to the person turning 18 or reaching the maximum age for acceptance to CAMHS
0
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Boards, and covering the last six full years, how many young adults who have aged out of CAMHS have been transitioned to the adult mental health provision, and:
0 – we would assess the young person prior to them becoming 18.
- Please provide the policy for children transitioning to adult services: do they move to the bottom of the adult waiting list, or are they transferred according to the period they have already waited?
N/A
- What is the procedure for making sure that young people on the waiting list do not drop out of receiving support when they turn 18? Is this the same for all health boards, if not, why not?
We monitor our wait list weekly to ensure referrals meet the 18 week HEAT target. If a
young person is reaching 17+ 6 months we will expedite them on the wait list to see soon.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Boards, and covering the last six full years, how many people have been accepted to CAMHS after being re-referred, following an initial rejection or refusal.
In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the
information requested.
- Broken down by all Scottish NHS Boards, and covering the last six full years, what is the longest that a person has been waiting for their initial CAMHS appointment?
2019 – 19 weeks
2020 – 45 weeks
2021 – 36 weeks
2022 – 19 weeks
2023 – 21 weeks
2024 – 17 weeks
