Freedom of Information - facts and figures

A request has been sent to the Lancashire Care NHS Trust under the Freedom of Information act to get some hard facts for the campaign.  The request sent asked the following questions in order to gauge previous use of resources and the needs of the women in the community.  If you can think of other questions that could be asked the address to use is -
FOIRequests@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

1. Total number of female admissions, regardless of length of stay, to Ridge Lea Hospital, The Orchard, or other psychiatric units in Lancaster, Morecambe or Heysham for the following years.  2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

2. Total number of female patients from Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places, admitted as inpatients to other hospitals or units outside Lancaster, Morecambe or Heysham in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

3. Total number of female patients from Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places admitted as inpatients to psychiatric hospitals or units further than 20 miles from their home in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

4. Total number of female patients from Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places admitted as inpatients to psychiatric units or hospitals in Manchester in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

5. Total number of female patients from Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places admitted as inpatients to psychiatric hospitals or units 50 miles or more from the above mentioned places, excluding Manchester in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

6. Number of formally reported cases of attacks/violence by male patients to/on female patients at Ridge Lea or The Orchard, Lancaster, in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

7. Number of female service users treated by the Crisis Team in Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

8. Number of female services users under the care of the Complex Care and Treatment Teams in Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and villages within a 5 mile radius of those places in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date.

9. Details or documentation outlining the assessment of the clinical benefit to women from the closure of female inpatient services at The Orchard in Lancaster.

10. Details or documentation outlining the assessment of the negative consequences of closing female inpatient services at The Orchard in Lancaster and the plan put in place by the trust to minimise any such consequences.

11. The current number of FTE in Crisis and Home Treatment services covering Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and the surrounding area.

12. The current number of FTE in the Complex Care and Treatment Teams covering Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and the surrounding area.

13. The number of FTE planned to be cut from Crisis and Home Treatment covering Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and the surrounding area in the current and following financial year.

14. The number of FTE planned to be cut from the Complex Care and Treatment Teams covering Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and the surrounding area in the current and following financial year.