Request
A
Could you give me the figures for waiting times for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)?
Specifically, I am looking for an update on the waiting times mentioned on pages 40 and 41 of the following report:
Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel report S.R.5/2014
B
Could you show the waiting times since the last CAMHS report was published?
C
And could you also share any plans to improve waiting times for the service?
Response
A and B
Validated waiting times data for CAMHS routine referrals is available from September 2015. Data prior to this date would require a manual records trawl which would exceed the cost limit specified by regulations.
The waiting times below are calculated from the date a referral is received to the date of the first initial assessment offered. The average number of days is then rounded to the nearest whole week.
| September 2015 | 4 |
| October 2015 | 3 |
| November 2015 | 4 |
| December 2015 | 4 |
| January 2016 | 6 |
| February 2016 | 4 |
| March 2016 | 4 |
| April 2016 | 3 |
| May 2016 | 3 |
| Jun2 2016 | 4 |
| July 2016 | 3 |
| August 2016 | 3 |
| September 2016 | 8 |
| October 2016 | 4 |
| November 2016 | 4 |
| December 2016 | 5 |
| January 2017 | 5 |
| February 2017 | 4 |
| March 2017 | 3 |
| April 2017 | 4 |
| May 2017 | 4 |
| June 2017 | 7 |
| July 2017 | 6 |
| August 2017 | 6 |
| September 2017 | 4 |
| October 2017 | 4 |
| November 2017 | 4 |
| Dercember 2017 | 4 |
| January 2018 | 4 |
| February 2018 | 5 |
| March 2018 | 5 |
| April 2018 | 4 |
| May 2018 | 4 |
| June 2018 | 3 |
| July 2018 | 2 |
| August 2018 | 3 |
| September 2018 | 4 |
C
The Mental Health Strategy is available online at the link below and outlines the ongoing work to improve the CAMHS service.
Mental Health Strategy for Jersey (2016 - 2020)
