FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02730
- Request Date
- September 26, 2018
- Subject
- Problem Gaming
- Description
Could I please have the types of services offered for internet gaming disorder/ gaming addiction at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
– The number of behavioural specialists on gaming addiction within the trust
– Number of child and adolescent specialists who offer treatment for this disorder
– Lowest age limit for referral to service
– Number of job title of mental health professionals within each service who offer treatment for internet gaming disorder
I would also like to gather specific information about any people who have been referred for treatment for internet gaming disorder/ gaming addiction over the past five years:
-Number of referrals for problem gaming
-Age of referrals
-Gender of referrals
-Type of treatment
-How many completed treatment
-How many dropped out of treatment
-How many are currently in treatment
– Any games that were mentioned as specific issues
- Response
We can confirm our Trust does not run a service to treat gaming disorders nor have we received any referrals for this condition.