FOI Request - OT for Disabled Children

Request 101003291365

Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and in relation to disabled children’s occupational therapy (OT) services provided by your local authority, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information to us:

For the following two periods:

•            1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 and
•            1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023

1) What was the average timeframe from referral of a disabled child to the Occupational Therapy service to the comprehensive assessment of their needs by an Occupational Therapist?

From the date of receipt of this request:

2) How many disabled children are currently waiting for an assessment?

3) After being referred, what is the longest waiting time that a disabled child is currently waiting for an assessment?

Response 05-05-2023

1) 

From the date of receipt of this request:

2) 14

3) 553

Please note that there is also a paediatric OT service but the info is held by NHS Grampian so we are unable to share that.