Disabled children's occupational therapy services waiting times - Find a freedom of information request

Related to disabled children's occupational therapy (OT) services provided by your local authority.

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?

1.

1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022: Average wait 38.63 weeks.

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023: Average wait 9.81 weeks.

2. 113.

3. Longest wait at present: date referred 08.02.23 but still unallocated at 13.04.23 = 61 weeks.