Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Joanna Smith; Richard G. Kyle; Brigid Daniel; Gill Hubbard

doi:10.1111/camh.12207

Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Joanna Smith, Richard G. Kyle, Brigid Daniel, Gill Hubbard

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During 12-month period (2012/13) around 21,480 children and young people (CYP) were referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Scotland (NHS Scotland, 2013, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting times in Scotland). At the end of September 2012, there were 3,602 CYP still waiting for ‘start of treatment’ or ‘removal from the waiting list’, 375 (10%) CYP had waited over 26 weeks and 1,204 (33%) CYP had waited over 18 weeks (NHS Scotland, 2013, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting times in Scotland). Referral source, referral reason and the sociodemographic characteristics of CYP are not routinely collected, and therefore, associations between these factors and wait times for ‘start of treatment’ or ‘removal from the waiting list’ (i.e. the referral outcome) are unknown.

Original language	English
Journal	Child and Adolescent Mental Health
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12207
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017

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