FOI Request - Home Alterations Backlog

Request 101002927780

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2002, please provide me with the following info to date.
1) How many people are currently waiting to get an assessment carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations to be undertaken at their homes (ie. such as a wet room, lowering work tops)?
2) Could you please provide the average waiting times for people to get assessments carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations pre covid - Critical and Substantial Priority?
3)  Could you please provide the average waiting times for people getting assessments carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations during covid - Critical Priority and Substantial Priority?
4) How many years is it expected to take to clear the backlog?

Response 10-12-21

1) How many people are currently waiting to get an assessment carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations to be undertaken at their homes (ie. such as a wet room, lowering work tops)? Waiting list on 29/11/2021 - 490 referrals
2) Could you please provide the average waiting times for people to get assessments carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations pre covid - Critical and Substantial Priority? Critical  - up to 10 working days Substantial - approx. 7 weeks
3)  Could you please provide the average waiting times for people getting assessments carried by Occupational Therapist about getting alterations during covid - Critical Priority and Substantial Priority? Critical - up to 15 working days  Substantial - average wait 19 months

4) How many years is it expected to take to clear the backlog?  The service is unable to determine how long it will take to clear the backlog but significant efforts have been put in place to try to achieve this as quickly as possible. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.