Please find below a list of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and commonly asked questions relating to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at West London NHS Trust:
1. Please provide the number of ECT treatments given to patients for each of the calendar years 2023 and 2024 (plus any 2025 data if available).
2. Please provide the number of people who received the ECT in each of the calendar years 2023 and 2024 (plus any 2025 data if available).
Please provide a breakdown between Broadmoor and Ealing Hospital/Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS).
Response:
Ealing
|
2023 |
337 treatments |
35 patient episodes in treatment |
|
2024 |
490 treatments |
46 patient episodes in treatment (nine carried over from 2023 (maintenance/ continuation)) |
|
2025 to date |
322 treatments |
32 patient episodes to date (seven carried over from 2024 (* maintenance * continuation, * acute)) |
Broadmoor
|
2023 |
17 treatments |
* patient(s) |
|
2024 |
89 treatments |
* patient(s) |
|
2025 to date |
38 treatments |
* patient(s) |
*As the response to this is less than five, the Trust’s position is that disclosure of this information could potentially identify the individuals involved, especially if combined with other data, and this would constitute a breach of Data Protection Legislation. Therefore, this information is exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the grounds that it is personal information.