North Lincolnshire children’s services waiting times
At the trust, we are committed to providing timely and effective care to all our patients in line with promise 14’s pledge to deliver a four-week maximum wait for all referrals from April 2026. Our waiting times will be published on a monthly basis to ensure transparency and to keep you informed.
The current waiting times as of 27 November 2025:
Monthly changes
Our plan is to publish our waiting times figures monthly. We will use the key icons below to show any change in timescales:
| Metric | Icon |
|---|---|
| Meeting 4 week target or better | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Improved based on last month | Improved based on last month |
| Same not meeting 4 week target | Same not meeting 4 week target |
| Waiting time increased from last month | Waiting time increased from last month |
Children and young people’s mental and physical health
| Service | Waiting time | Direction of travel |
|---|---|---|
| Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) getting advice | 4 to 8 weeks | Same not meeting 4 week target |
| Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) getting help | 4 to 8 weeks | Improved based on last month |
| Crisis | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Child and adolescent eating disorders | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Intensive community support team | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Child and adolescent intellectual disabilities | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) looked after children’s health | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| With me in mind | Under 4 weeks | Meeting 4 week target or better |
| Neurodevelopment | Over 52 weeks | Improved based on last month |
Crisis service
While the trust promise is to deliver a maximum 4-week wait, the actual targets for the crisis service is:
- very urgent referrals to crisis is 4 hours
- urgent referrals to crisis is 24 hours
- people presenting to A&E is 1 hour
Neurodevelopment and neurodiversity services
A lot of work is underway to ensure that we keep our promise to you and achieve a short wait; a far shorter wait than currently. We are working to secure waits below 18 weeks, and close to four weeks for neurodevelopmental services for children and young people during 2026.
These services are still a very high priority for the trust’s board and will continue to be so, even once the promise has been met. There are genuine reasons for the delay in meeting our promise, despite the recruitment of many more staff. We continue to work with local GPs to find the most optimal provision to support local people, and with commissioning colleagues to ensure that NHS finances do not require people to opt for non-NHS providers out of a lack of options.
Page last reviewed: November 28, 2025
Next review due: November 28, 2026
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