Mental Health Services: Cumbria
(asked on 29th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 12 months.
The following table shows the number of referrals made received for patients aged between zero and 17 years old between December 2022 and November 2023, with data between April and November 2023 still being subject to revision:
Reporting period | Local authority | Number of referrals received in month for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral | Number of referrals received in month where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral |
December 2022 | Cumberland | 415 | 195 |
January 2023 | Cumberland | 465 | 225 |
February 2023 | Cumberland | 560 | 235 |
March 2023 | Cumberland | 580 | 230 |
April 2023 | Cumberland | 410 | 155 |
May 2023 | Cumberland | 545 | 225 |
June 2023 | Cumberland | 475 | 175 |
July 2023 | Cumberland | 460 | 175 |
August 2023 | Cumberland | 255 | 110 |
September 2023 | Cumberland | 360 | 185 |
October 2023 | Cumberland | 500 | 210 |
November 2023 | Cumberland | 640 | 210 |
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December 2022 | Westmorland and Furness | 270 | 150 |
January 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 365 | 200 |
February 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 320 | 145 |
March 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 425 | 220 |
April 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 260 | 120 |
May 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 320 | 155 |
June 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 265 | 135 |
July 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 270 | 125 |
August 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 235 | 100 |
September 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 310 | 125 |
October 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 275 | 95 |
November 2023 | Westmorland and Furness | 390 | 110 |
Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest five.
- For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.