Question reference: S5W-19855
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 12 November 2018
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 November 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18648 by Clare Haughey on 22 October 2018, whether it will provide the same information broken down by what the average waiting time for mental health treatment has been for children.
Answer
Data on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times data have been collected nationally since January 2010, although initially data were very incomplete and of poor quality. Waiting times information has been published quarterly since August 2012.
Some NHS Boards provide CAMHS services for all those aged under 18, while others offer services to those over 16 only if they are in full time education.
Data are provided below. The completeness issues which affect the comparability of Psychological Therapies waiting times over time do not affect CAMHS waiting times. Therefore the following table shows all quarters in one table.
Table 1. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Waiting Times - median weeks waiting for patients seen in Scotland. Quarterly - January-March 2014 to April-June 2018.
Quarter | Median Wait (weeks) |
April-June 2018 | 13 |
January-March 2018 | 11 |
October-December 2017* | 10 |
July-September 2017* | 12 |
April-June 2017* | 11 |
January-March 2017 | 10 |
October-December 2016 | 9 |
July-September 2016 | 10 |
April-June 2016 | 10 |
January-March 2016 | 8 |
October-December 2015 | 8 |
July-September 2015 | 9 |
April-June 2015 | 9 |
January-March 2015 | 9 |
October-December 2014 | 7 |
July-September 2014 | 9 |
April-June 2014 | 8 |
January-March 2014 | 8 |
*NHS Tayside were unable to submit data between 22 June 2017 to 31 October 2017. Source: Information Services Division Scotland.