Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set Version 2.0

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set (IAPT Data Set) is a patient level, output based, secondary uses data set which aims to deliver robust, comprehensive, nationally consistent and comparable person-based information for people referred to NHS-commissioned adult IAPT services for depression and anxiety in England.

This collection is for all activity relating to people accessing NHS-commissioned adult IAPT services for depression and anxiety in England.  This includes activity relating to people under the age of 18 accessing NHS-commissioned adult IAPT services including:

• NHS Mental Health Trusts
• NHS Acute Trusts
• NHS Community Health Trusts
• Independent and third sector healthcare providers offering a service model that includes NHS funded patients where this is direct provision of IAPT services. 

Version 2.0 of the IAPT Data Set will be collected locally from 1 September 2020 with national submissions commencing on 1 October 2020 for September 2020 data. The frequency of the submission has not been altered and will continue on a monthly basis.

Read the IAPT submission guidance and timetable

Update: 19 March 2021: Version 1.1 of this Notice has been issued to reflect publication of updated directions.