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6 days ago
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More funding 'unlikely' for mental health trust
Health bosses at an NHS trust say they are unlikely to get "significant increases" in funding to tackle growing waiting lists. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust's (CPFT) board of directors heard this week that there were "significant waiting lists" of ADHD and autism referrals. As of 8 April, there were 9,757 patients on the ADHD and autism waiting list, with a mean average wait of 92 weeks, the trust's board of directors heard. Dr Mike Knapton, non-executive director and quality and safety committee chair, said the trust took waiting lists "very seriously" and said there are "a number of pieces of work" looking at addressing the situation. The CPFT delivers many NHS services that are provided in the community, including physical and mental health, and specialist services. The trust also runs the Cavell Centre in Peterborough, and Fulbourn Hospital in Cambridge. In December, the NHS trust was rated as "requires improvement" for its mental health services for adults of working age. It said at the time that it took the findings of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) "very seriously". The trust's overall rating with the CQC was "good". The report said the ADHD service "continues to be extremely pressured" and that there was "inadequate resource for the demand". Holly Sutherland, chief operating officer, said given the context of NHS finances the trust is "unlikely to get significant increases in funding" to address the increasing demand for services. She said the trust was looking at how it could "transform delivery" to be efficient and get to those who were most in need. Eileen Milner, chair at the trust, said there had been "exceptional growth" in referrals for autism and ADHD. She added that it was a national issue and told the board that she had recently met with chairs at other NHS Trusts, who had shared that they are experiencing the same increases in demand for services. Ms Milner said they heard from a NHS England representative at this meeting, but said she did not believe a national strategy to address the issue was well developed at this stage. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Mental health waiting lists 'grow considerably' Mental health crisis service needs improvement Health bosses concerned over mental health delays Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Funding rise unlikely for Cambridgeshire's mental health trust
Health bosses at an NHS trust say they are unlikely to get "significant increases" in funding to tackle growing waiting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust's (CPFT) board of directors heard this week that there were "significant waiting lists" of ADHD and autism of 8 April, there were 9,757 patients on the ADHD and autism waiting list, with a mean average wait of 92 weeks, the trust's board of directors Mike Knapton, non-executive director and quality and safety committee chair, said the trust took waiting lists "very seriously" and said there are "a number of pieces of work" looking at addressing the situation. The CPFT delivers many NHS services that are provided in the community, including physical and mental health, and specialist trust also runs the Cavell Centre in Peterborough, and Fulbourn Hospital in Cambridge. In December, the NHS trust was rated as "requires improvement" for its mental health services for adults of working age. It said at the time that it took the findings of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) "very seriously".The trust's overall rating with the CQC was "good".The report said the ADHD service "continues to be extremely pressured" and that there was "inadequate resource for the demand".Holly Sutherland, chief operating officer, said given the context of NHS finances the trust is "unlikely to get significant increases in funding" to address the increasing demand for said the trust was looking at how it could "transform delivery" to be efficient and get to those who were most in Milner, chair at the trust, said there had been "exceptional growth" in referrals for autism and added that it was a national issue and told the board that she had recently met with chairs at other NHS Trusts, who had shared that they are experiencing the same increases in demand for Milner said they heard from a NHS England representative at this meeting, but said she did not believe a national strategy to address the issue was well developed at this stage. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Health
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Concerns over Cambridgeshire's rising mental health waiting list
Health bosses say they are concerned by an increasing number of people on waiting lists for mental health Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) said it faced ongoing challenges with waiting lists "despite concerted efforts".Chief operating officer, Holly Sutherland, said the trust made "some really good progress" with adult mental health services, but waits for adult ADHD and autism services remained "challenging with increasing referrals".Children's mental health waiting lists were also increasing with 1,723 waiting for an assessment in January and 2,403 waiting for treatment. A report, presented to the trust's board of directors on Wednesday, said waiting lists "continue to pose some challenges" for mental and physical health the adult mental health waiting list - excluding ADHD and autism waiting lists - had gone down slightly. But as of December, there were 7,017 adults on the ADHD waiting list, a 26% increase since the start of the end of December 2,276 adults were on the autism waiting waiting list, a 29% trust had also received a "sustained increase" in referrals for ADHD services for children in recent months, said the Local Democracy Reporting said the learning disability services waiting list for assessment was also "higher than it has been in previous years". The trust's chief executive officer, Steve Grange, said there had been a "meteoric rise" in referrals for ADHD services Ed Bullmore, a non-executive director on the board, also recognised a "stratospheric increase in referrals for ADHD and autism".Long waiting times were being faced by children for physical health services, including paediatric community nursing. The longest wait for community paediatrics was 76 Bullmore said waiting more than a year was "a long time for a child".Eileen Milner, the trust chair, also raised concerns about people with learning disabilities facing longer waiting lists to access support and asked what was being done to address the Sutherland said work was being led by the Integrated Care Board to streamline children's neurodevelopmental could allow a child and their family to attend one appointment and see various different specialists rather then the current system of attending multiple appointments for different issues. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
