Seasonal Affective Disorder      

FOI REFERENCE: 24378   FOI DATE: 20^th September 2024      

Request:

Please provide data on seasonal affective disorder diagnoses for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Specifically, I request the following details:

 The number of cases from each year and 2024 so far, as specified above also showing the geographic areas where cases are reported. I.E each hospital under your NHS Trust.

 A section showing the percentage rise and falls of cases from 2021-2023 and 2024 so far. In a clear breakdown of each year, showing the geographical areas where cases are reported such as a breakdown for each hospital under your NHS trust.

 Response:

Caveats

The analysis includes admissions between 1st January 2021 and 1st October 2024

Only admissions with the following ICD codes are included: F39X: Unspecified mood [affective] disorder F388: Other specified mood [affective] disorders F339: Recurrent depressive disorder, unspecified

There is no specific ICD code for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD); the codes above represent the closest match for this analysis.

The specified ICD codes are considered from both primary and secondary diagnosis fields.

Cases recorded

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (Oct 24)
Worcester Royal Hospital	18	11	21	33
Alexandra Hospital Redditch	4	13	18	18
Kidderminster Hospital & Treatment Centre  (non-emergency)	0	2	21	13

Percentage Change year over year

Worcester Royal Hospital

Year Comparison	Percentage Change
2021 to 2022	-38.89%
2022 to 2022	145.45%
2023 to 2024	22%

Alexandra Hospital Redditch

Year Comparison	Percentage Change
2021 to 2022	225.00%
2022 to 2022	38.46%
2023 to 2024	0.00%

Kidderminster Hospital & Treatment Centre (note non-emergency site)

Year Comparison	Percentage Change
2021 to 2022	N/A
2022 to 2022	950.00%
2023 to 2024	-38.10%

Please note this is Acute Trust data only and does not include Community data