FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02476
- Request Date
- May 30, 2018
- Subject
- ADHD Waiting Times
- Description
- How many diagnoses of ADHD were there in the trust in each of the last 10 years
- How many children and adults are currently waiting for an ADHD diagnosis
- What is the average wait for an ADHD diagnosis for Children
- What is the average wait for an ADHD diagnosis for Adults
- What is the trust target time for an ADHD waiting time
- Response
- We do not routinely record the requested data and to determine if we hold this information would require a manual trawl through paper records. This would constitute a disproportionate effort to retrieve and would exceed 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt on the grounds of cost (Section 12(1)).
- There are currently: 3 clients on the adult ADHD waiting list.
There are currently: 50 clients on the Child ADHD waiting list.* - The average wait for an ADHD diagnosis for Children is currently 12 months
- The average wait for an ADHD diagnosis for Adults is between 5 -6 months.
- The target time for an ADHD waiting time is: 18 weeks.
*note these numbers do NOT include numbers where assessments are ongoing and it is unclear if ADHD is a significant contributor to presentation; these numbers include approximately 14 as of today.