Freedom of information requests

ADHD Services

Questions

1. Please name the organisation(s) that deliver(s) CYP (children and young people) ADHD assessment / diagnoses in your Trust area

a. When did the contract(s) begin and when is the contract(s) due to end
b. What is the annual spend for this service for 2022, and for the last 5 years?
c. How is the service contracted – is it Block, Activity-based, or AQP contracting?
d. If the service is commissioned with other CCGs, ICSs or Trusts, which are these?
e. At what prevalence (% of the child population) have the contracts been commissioned against?

2. Does the same organisation as for Question 1 also deliver CYP ADHD prescriptions and post-diagnosis ADHD support in your Trust area? If not, please provide the same information for this organisation.

3. Please outline the CYP ADHD pathway in your area, including key referral sources

4. How many children and young people are currently waiting for a CYP ADHD assessment in your area? What is the longest and median wait time from a referral?

a. Within the last year, how many children and young people were assessed within 12 weeks of referral?
b. Within the last year, how many children and young people were discharged without assessment?
c. Please answer Questions 4, 4a, 4b for as many historic years as possible, up to 5 years

 

5. For the last 5 years, please give the number of CYP patients per year in the Trust who were:

a. Referred for ADHD assessment
b. Given an ADHD assessment
c. Given an ADHD assessment from a ‘Right to Choose’ provider, outside the service contracted
d. Diagnosed with ADHD

6. For the last 5 years, what was the average number of ADHD-qualified staff delivering services in the area? How does this split by role:

a. Qualified psychiatrists
b. Paediatricians
c. Speech and Language therapists
d. Clinical Psychologists
e. For a-d, please also give numbers of trainees

7. Please provide equivalent answers for Questions 1-6, but for Adult ADHD services in the Trust. If the Trust does not distinguish between CYP and Adult ADHD services, please answer Questions 1-6 for all patients collectively

 

Response

1. University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham Community Healthcare

Contract 1 - ADHD Nursing led service
a) since 2020, ongoing (no end date)
b) N/A
c) Block
d) BSOL ICB
e) 4-5% of child population

Contract 2 – Community Paediatric service, also provides ADHD assessments and follow-ups
a) Not held
b) N/A
c) Block contract
d) BSOL ICB
e) 4-5% of child population

2. Yes, for both contracts

3. Key referral sources include school staff, GPs, nurses, social workers, mental health services

4. We do not hold this information. Data is not held in a format that allows us to produce accurate statistics, however we are looking into ways to improve this.

5. We do not hold this information. Data is not held in a format that allows us to produce accurate statistics.

6.
a. 0
b. 3
c. 0
d. 0
e. 0

(+ 1 specialist nursing post)

7. We do not hold this information. University Hospitals Birmingham does not deliver ADHD services for adults. You may wish to submit your request to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust bsmhft.foioffice@nhs.net