CAMHS waiting times (FOI)CAMHS waiting times (FOI)
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Request
I would like to know the answers to these queries:
A
Can you give a monthly breakdown for the number of people on the CAMHS waiting list in 2020?
B
Can you give a monthly breakdown for the number of people on the CAMHS waiting list in 2019?
C
What are the earliest referrals currently still waiting for CAMHS services?
D
Can you provide the average waiting time for a CAMHS referral for 2019 broken down into months?
E
Can you provide the average waiting time for a CAMHS referral for 2020 broken down into months?
F
What was the largest gap in time between being referred and receiving CAMHS services in 2020?
G
What was the largest gap in time between being referred and receiving CAMHS services in 2019?
H
How many of those currently using CAMHS services are aged 17 years old?
I
How many of those currently using CAMHS services are aged 18 years old?
J
Can you provide a monthly breakdown of staff working at CAMHS, additionally broken down into each staff role?
K
Can you provide a monthly breakdown of how many staff were employed by CAMHS in 2019, additionally broken down into each staff role?
L
Please can you provide a monthly breakdown for the number of those who have left CAMHS services and are currently on the waiting list for Jersey Talking Therapies in 2020?
M
Can you give a monthly breakdown of the total number of people on the waiting list for Jersey Talking Therapies in 2020?
N
Can you give a monthly breakdown of the total number of people on the waiting list for Jersey Talking Therapies in 2019?
O
Can you give a monthly breakdown of the average waiting time for people on the waiting list for Talking Therapies services in 2020?
P
Can you give a monthly breakdown of the average waiting time for people on the waiting list for Talking Therapies services in 2019?
Q
What are the earliest referrals currently still waiting for Talking Therapies services?
R
What was the largest gap in time between being referred and receiving Talking Therapies services in 2020?
S
What was the largest gap in time between being referred and receiving Talking Therapies services in 2019?
Response
A
The following tables are calculated using Referral to Initial Assessment Date and excludes ADHD pathway and Parent Infant Psychotherapy. Individuals waiting for assessment at start of month:
Date | Individuals Waiting |
| 1 January 2020 | 110 |
| 1 February 2020 | 108 |
| 1 March | 111 |
| 1 April | 108 |
| 1 May | 97 |
| 1 June | 102 |
| 1 July | 101 |
| 1 August | 120 |
| 1 September | 135 |
B
Individuals waiting for assessment at start of month:
Date | Individuals Waiting |
| 1 January 2019 | 50 |
| 1 February 2019 | 40 |
| 1 March 2019 | 45 |
| 1 April 2019 | 42 |
| 1 May 2019 | 44 |
| 1 June 2019 | 50 |
| 1 July 2019 | 57 |
| 1 August 2019 | 67 |
| 1 September 2019 | 70 |
| 1 October 2019 | 66 |
| 1 November 2019 | 88 |
| 1 December 2019 | 92 |
C
The earliest referred individual that is awaiting treatment had an Initial Assessment on 31 January 2020.
D
The table below shows the average wait to be seen in days based on the month the patient was assessed:
Month | Average Wait (Days) |
| January 2019 | 34 |
| February 2019 | 44 |
| March 2019 | 30 |
| April 2019 | 22 |
| May 2019 | 14 |
| June 2019 | 16 |
| July 2019 | 16 |
| August 2019 | 30 |
| September 2019 | 28 |
| October 2019 | 23 |
| November 2019 | 28 |
| December 2019 | 28 |
E
The table below shows the average wait to be seen in days based on the month the patient was assessed:
Month | Average Wait (Days) |
| January 2020 | 41 |
| February 2020 | 35 |
| March 2020 | 29 |
| April 2020 | 33 |
| May 2020 | 19 |
| June 2020 | 24 |
| July 2020 | 11 |
| August 2020 | 3 |
| September 2020 | 10 |
F
108 days
G
97 Days
H
At the end of September 2020 there were 74 individuals aged 17 on the CAMHS caseload.
I
At the end of September 2020 there were 36 individuals aged 18 on the CAMHS caseload.
J
2020 CAMHS staff by role
K
Staff employed by CAMHS in 2019 by role
L
There were fewer than five clients who had left CAMHS services since January 2018 and were waiting for a Jersey Talking Therapies assessment as at 1 September 2020.
M
(As at the last Monday of each month) | Step 2 Assessment | Step 2 Treatment | Step 3 Assessment | Step 3 Treatment | Overall Total waiting |
| January 2020 | 6 | 62 | 3 | 206 | 277 |
| February 2020 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 171 | 227 |
| March 2020 (service closed on 20th March) | 6 | 48 | 5 | 174 | 233 |
| April 2020 | JTT CLOSED |
| May 2020 | JTT CLOSED |
| June 2020 | JTT CLOSED – all clients on waiting list called for check in. |
| July 2020 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 131 | 191 |
| August 2020 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 112 | 129 |
| Septemer 2020 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 133 |
| October 2020 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 112 |
N
(As at the last Monday of each month) | Step 2 Assessment | Step 2 Treatment | Step 3 Assessment | Step 3 Treatment | Overall Total waiting |
| January 2019 | 13 | 166 | 42 | 272 | 493 |
| February 2019 | 10 | 81 | 50 | 266 | 407 |
| March 2019 | 11 | 84 | 41 | 281 | 417 |
| April 2019 | 35 | 95 | 34 | 284 | 448 |
| May 2019 | 19 | 116 | 10 | 276 | 421 |
| June 2019 | 25 | 97 | 5 | 268 | 395 |
| July 2019 | 26 | 103 | 1 | 256 | 386 |
| August 2019 | 26 | 86 | 7 | 245 | 364 |
| September 2019 | 24 | 96 | 3 | 236 | 359 |
| October 2019 | 17 | 48 | 5 | 188 | 258 |
| November 2019 | 24 | 51 | 6 | 187 | 268 |
| December 2019 | 11 | 67 | 19 | 182 | 279 |
O
This chart shows the date for referrals in each month. Since JTT re-opened after Covid we have been able to offer increasingly quicker support and are now able to offer low intensity support for people without a waiting list, hence the shorter waiting times.
Month | Average Number of Days from Referral to First Attended Initial Assessment | Average Number of Days from Referral to First Attended Treatment Date |
| January 2020 | 38 | 124 |
| February 2020 | 118 | 165 |
| March 2020 | 158 | 172 |
| April 2020 | Service Closed | Service Closed |
| May 2020 | Service Closed | Service Closed |
| June 2020 | 52 | No first treatment appointments |
| July 2020 | 44 | 53 |
| August 2020 | 32 | 36 |
| September 2020 | 22 | 12 |
P
Month | Average Number of Days from Referral to First Attended Initial Assessment | Average Number of Days from Referral to First Attended Treatment Date |
| January 2019 | 67 | 205 |
| February 2019 | 89 | 188 |
| March 2019 | 77 | 191 |
| April 2019 | 102 | 193 |
| May 2019 | 91 | 184 |
| June 2019 | 74 | 156 |
| July 2019 | 59 | 156 |
| August 2019 | 53 | 103 |
| September 2019 | 52 | 128 |
| October 2019 | 40 | 141 |
| November 2019 | 51 | 140 |
| December 2019 | 55 | 128 |
Q
The person waiting longest for treatment was referred in July 2019. They have already had an initial assessment session and are now waiting for a treatment session.
Six clients have been waiting since May-July 2019 due to a delay of treatment at their own request. For example, not feeling ready to start their sessions, engaging with another service or specific preferences around the delivery of their sessions.
R
168 Days.
Service closed completely for 101 days from 20 March 2020 re-opening remotely to active clients only on 29 June 2020.
Service closed to new assessments for 125 days from 20 March 2020 re-starting assessments on 23 July 2020.
S
170 Days.
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