FOI230135: Mental Health services – waiting times in A and E

Released 21 June 2023

Request:

1. The total time, in hours, children spent in A&E, in the financial year April 2022 to March 2023, where their chief complaint was mental health related.
2. The total number of children who attended A&E, in the financial year April 2022 to March 2023, where their chief complaint was mental health related.
3. The total time, in hours, adults spent in A&E, in the financial year April 2022 to March 2023, where their chief complaint was mental health related.
4. The total number of adults who attended A&E, in the financial year April 2022 to March 2023, where their chief complaint was mental health related.

Information disclosed:

1. 9,595 hours
2. 1,968 patients
3. 159,465 hours
4. 15,807 patients