Mental health
In 2013-14 over 1.7 million adults accessed NHS services for severe or enduring mental health problems. In 2013-14, 947,640 people were referred into Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders.
Our information helps the NHS to:
- monitor and plan mental health services effectively
- investigate the impact and coverage of mental health services at a local level
- inform groups of people from clinicians to the public
Statistical publications
- Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (Mental health surveys)
- Adult Psychiatric Morbidity in England - 2007, Results of a household survey [NS]
- All mental health publications
- Compendium of Neurology Data
- HES MHMDS Data Linkage Reports
- Inpatients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act
- Learning Disabilities Census Report, England
- Learning Disability Services England Commissioner Census (Assuring Transformation): monthly and quarterly releases
- Mental health of children and young people in Great Britain, 2004
- Monthly Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Reports
- NHS Outcomes Framework Indicators
- Psychological Therapies, Annual report on the use of IAPT services
- Quarterly Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set reports
- Reports from the mental health data set (MHMDS/MHLDDS), including annual reports
Data collections and data sets
- Admissions, Changes in Status and Detentions under the Mental Health Act Collection (KP90)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data Set
- England Commissioner Census (Assuring Transformation)
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set
- Learning Disability Census
- Mental Health Services Data Set
High-Level Data Set Change Requests
| Document | Purpose | Current Version |
 MHSDS IAPT Change Requests [293kb] | This document is intended to provide a high-level summary of the requested changes currently in development or under consideration for the MHSDS and IAPT Data Sets. | 2016-07-04 |
Services, tools and other supporting information
Data Access Request Service: find information about the improved process for customers to access our wide range of health and social care information, products, and services.
Mental Health news and service updates: stakeholders can keep up to date with the mental health data sets developed and analysed at HSCIC, specifically MHSDS, and IAPT. The Mental Health Information Update focuses on the following areas:
- Maintenance of Data Set Standards
- Submission and data quality
- Publication news
- Other news
- Events
Indicator Portal: this brings a range of health indicators together in one place. Providing quick and easy access to hundreds of indicators, it's a valuable information resource for all health and social care professionals, not just information specialists.
Systems
Mental health data collections rely on various IT infrastructures, information systems and standards, to ensure information flows efficiently and securely. These include, but are not limited to:
- Information Governance (IG)
- Information Standards
- NHS Number
- Organisation Data Service
- Systems and Service Delivery
Read more about HSCIC Systems.