11 July 2012
Sarah McCulloch / The Sedgemoor Centre
Priory Road
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 5AS
01726 627821
DearMs McCulloch
YOUR REQUEST UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
You emailed NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly on 22 June with questions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your questions and our response are as follows:
Q1.How many adults you have with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (any, although if there are separate statistics for Asperger's, HFA, LFA, they would be appreciated) in your area;
Answer: 4,315
Q2. How many children?
Answer: 1,038
Q3. What diagnostic services are available to a) adults and b) children;
Answer: Diagnostic services are available to adultsvia Outlook:) South West and for children these are available via community paediatrics.
Q4. What agencies or teams you have that work with autistic people, provide support/services, strategies, etc.
Answer:
Cornwall Autism Partnership (CAP);Jelibean
Cornwall Asperger’s Association
Outlook:) South West
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
National Autistic Society
Adult Social Care, Cornwall Council
Q5. Provide the email address/website for each of these agencies or teams.
Answer:
Cornwall Autism Partnership -
Jelibean -
Cornwall Asperger’s Association -
Outlook:) South West -
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust -
National Autistic Society -
Adult Social Care -
Q6. What the typical process should be for an adult in your area first asking their GP for an assessment for autistic spectrum disorder to receiving a diagnosis/support.
Answer: The patient’s GP refers to Outlook:) South West which currently provides an assessment and diagnosis service. This is commissioned on a cost per case basis.Funding to commission a multi-agency service has been approved and we will now move towards commissioning this service in the near future.
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