FOI 2024-083

Please provide the number of patients who attended A&E primarily with mental health complaints (i.e. anxiety, depression, other mental health concerns) for each month in 2022 and 2023, and January, February and March 2024.

If possible, please indicate how many of these patients were adults (18 or over) or children (under 18).
 

Of these patients, please provide the number who spent under 12 hours in A&E in total, between 12 and 24 hours in total, between 24 and 48 hours in total, between 48 and 72 hours in total, between 72 and 96 hours in total, and the number who spent longer than 96 hours in A&E.
 

For those who spent longer than 96 hours, please specify how long they spent in A&E.
 

Please indicate what proportion of people attending A&E with mental health complaints were ultimately admitted, transferred to another provider (please list the relevant providers), or sent home (please specify the proportion of these who were sent home with or without follow-up plans)
 

East Lancashire are not Mental Health Provider patients are transferred to Lancashire South Cumbria Foundation Trust for appropriate care. We do not collate if patients have been sent home with a plan.

Please specify what plans the trust has in place to mitigate risks from rising numbers of patients attending A&E with mental health concerns.

Working closer with LSCFT to provide timely care for Mental Health patients.

​​​​​