❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about referral numbers, assessment types, patient retention, and wait times at the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for 2012-13 and 2013-14. The Minister provides specific figures for each query.
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I refer to the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), and ask: (a) In each 2012-13 and 2013-14, how many children were referred to South West CAMHS for an assessment; (b) how many of the children were given a desktop assessment; (c) how many of the children were assessed, in person, by a clinician; (d) how many of the children assessed remain South West CAMHS patients; and (e) what was the wait time for an assessment, in person, by a South West CAMHS clinician?
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Answered
3 December 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
42 days
(a)
2012-13 - 512 referrals.
2013-14 - 515 referrals.
(b)
2012-13 - 154 desktop assessments.
2013-14 - 114 desktop assessments.
(c)
2012-13 - 358 assessed by a clinician.
2013-14 - 401 assessed by a clinician.
(d)
2012-13 - 119 current patients South West CAMHS.
2013-14 - 133 current patients South West CAMHS.
(e)
The average wait time for an assessment is three (3) days.
2012-13 - 512 referrals.
2013-14 - 515 referrals.
(b)
2012-13 - 154 desktop assessments.
2013-14 - 114 desktop assessments.
(c)
2012-13 - 358 assessed by a clinician.
2013-14 - 401 assessed by a clinician.
(d)
2012-13 - 119 current patients South West CAMHS.
2013-14 - 133 current patients South West CAMHS.
(e)
The average wait time for an assessment is three (3) days.
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