476K as a % of £3.46m (budget 15/16) = 13.7% Waiting times In the period between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016, and in relation to Tier 3/specialist CAMHS in your area, please could you provide the following information on: Average waiting time for an initial assessment Average waiting time from referral to first treatment by a Tier 3/specialist CAMHS for young people aged 10-17 (inclusive) for children and young people referred in the financial quarters specified below. If you cannot provide an average waiting time for this age group, please provide the waiting time across all child population. Financial period Q.4 (1 Q.1 (April Q.2 (1 July Q.3 (1 Average January 2016 -31 2016 31 October 2016 waiting for – 2016 -31 June 2016) September -31 the period March 2016) December between Q.4 2016) 2016) Q.3 2016. – Average waiting 15.6 6.7 6.5 4.9 9.1 time from referral to initial assessment Average waiting 2.5 6.2 5.0 2.4 4.2 time from initial assessment to first treatment Average waiting 15.2 10.4 12.9 12.6 13 time from referral to first treatment Policies and procedures DNA policy Please could you enclose a copy of your latest Did Not Attend (DNA) policy for area’s CAMHS? The Did Not Attend Policy is currently under review and not yet ratified. Children’s Measures used to ensure patients keep to their appointments Please provide details of the measures you have in place to reduce the number of missed appointments, in general and involving children/parents in particular. We have been reviewing non-attendance and now have funding for a Text Message Reminder Service to support attendance at appointments. Has your Tier 3/specialist CAMHS service explored or established the reasons why children and young people miss appointments or disengage from your service?
476K as a % of £3.46m (budget 15/16) = 13.7% Waiting times In the period between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016, and in relation to Tier 3/specialist CAMHS in your area, please could you provide the following information on: Average waiting time for an initial assessment Average waiting time from referral to first treatment by a Tier 3/specialist CAMHS for young people aged 10-17 (inclusive) for children and young people referred in the financial quarters specified below. If you cannot provide an average waiting time for this age group, please provide the waiting time across all child population. Financial period Q.4 (1 January 2016 -31 March 2016) Q.1 (April 2016 -31 June 2016) Q.2 (1 July 2016 – 31 September 2016) Q.3 (1 October 2016 -31 December 2016) Average waiting for the period between Q.4 – Q.3 2016. Average waiting time from referral to initial assessment 15.6 6.7 6.5 4.9 9.1 Average waiting time from initial assessment to first treatment 2.5 6.2 5.0 2.4 4.2 Average waiting time from referral to first treatment 15.2 10.4 12.9 12.6 13 Policies and procedures DNA policy Please could you enclose a copy of your area’s latest Did Not Attend (DNA) policy for CAMHS? The Children’s Did Not Attend Policy is currently under review and not yet ratified. Measures used to ensure patients keep to their appointments Please provide details of the measures you have in place to reduce the number of missed appointments, in general and involving children/parents in particular. We have been reviewing non-attendance and now have funding for a Text Message Reminder Service to support attendance at appointments. Has your Tier 3/specialist CAMHS service explored or established the reasons why children and young people miss appointments or disengage from your service?
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