From April 2020 all data should be uploaded via the new Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS) cloud using the MHSDS v4.1 IDB.
The MHSDS brings together information captured on clinical systems as part of patient care. It covers:
The MHSDS covers not only services provided in hospitals but also outpatient clinics and in the community, where the majority of people in contact with these services are treated.
All activity relating to people who receive specialist secondary mental health care services and have, or are thought to have, a mental illness; or who receive specialist secondary learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder services and have, or are thought to have, a learning disability or autism spectrum disorder is within scope of the MHSDS.
The scope of the data set requires record level data submission from services as follows.
For each person attending a service located in England:
For each person attending a service located outside England, but commissioned by an English CCG or NHS England specialised commissioner, data submission is optional.
It may be that the person has:
The following areas are currently out of scope and should not be included within MHSDS:
It is mandatory for NHS funded care providers, including independent sector providers, to submit MHSDS data. Data for non-NHS funded clients can also now be submitted on an optional basis.
Read how to submit data to the MHSDS.
Use our submission tracker, a list of organisations who submit data to the MHSDS and are deemed to be in scope.
A multiple submission window model for the MHSDS will be available to providers from 1 April 2020. Please refer to the details on our submissions page for further information.
MHSDS v4.1 (DCB0011) is the latest version of the information standard to be approved by the Data Coordination Board (DCB), data collection for v4.1 commences 1 April 2020, replacing the previous v4.0 collection.
The information standard defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets to be extracted or derived from local information systems.
The associated ISN's and standard documentation can be found on the DCB0011 publication page.
Previous versions of the MHSDS are available on the government national archives site.
The MHSDS has a number of uses including for:
The MHSDS is the data source used by Mental Health Currencies and Payment (formerly PbR). As such, the Mental Health Care Clusters, and Mental Health Clustering Tool are implemented through the MHSDS.
MHSDS statistics offer a comprehensive national picture of the use of specialist mental health, learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder services in England. It can be used by:
Development of MHSDS v5.0 commenced earlier this year for an April 2021 go-live, in keeping with the annual update strategy that has been in place in recent years.
In view of the current pressures on the system, at both a local and national level, a decision has been taken to delay the go-live for v5.0 until 1 October 2021.
This extension allows for the essential stakeholder consultations and assurance processes to be resumed at a more appropriate time in the year, which would have otherwise been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 response efforts. NHS Digital look forward to engaging on the proposals and will share details of consultation opportunities once these can be confirmed.
The Data Set Development Service would like to extend the opportunity for stakeholders to contribute requirements and feedback for consideration within the v5.0 development cycle. To submit feedback, we have created the new data set requirement capture form which you will be able to access through our next MHSDS monthly newsletter. Please look out for the newsletter in your mailbox shortly, and please complete the form as soon as practical to do so.
As a consequence of the v5.0 delay, there will also be a delay to a future version v6.0, which would have been scheduled for April 2022. Further details around long term planning will be shared in due course.
The MHSDS change requirements list includes a current list of requirements that have been submitted to NHS Digital and are being investigated by the Data Set Development Service (DSDS) for implementation into a future version of the MHSDS.
DSDS will be working with stakeholders to develop these requirements and will be updating this document as progress is made.
If you have a general enquiry about Mental Health or Maternity data sets, please email our Contact Centre on enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk or telephone us on 0300 303 5678.
If you require any operational support using SDCS Cloud, please contact the National Service Desk 0300 303 5035 or ssd.nationalservicedesk@nhs.net.
Find provider and commissioner extracts, and publications, from the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).
All providers of specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services should submit to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS). This page explains how.
This monthly statistical release makes available the most recent MHSDS data from January 2016 onwards and replaces the Monthly MHLDS Reports (last published in February). The release provides the most up to date information available about care given to users of NHS funded secondary mental health, learning disability and autism services for all ages in England.
Tools and guidance to help mental health service providers implement the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS). It also includes how to submit data, what data is required and the SNOMED CT codes used.
The Mental Health Minimum Data Set (MHMDS) was renamed Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Data Set (MHLDDS) following an expansion in scope (from September 2014) to include people in contact with learning disability services for the first time.
The MHSDS applies to all service service providers and organisations that provide specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services. This report shows those providers providing a submission compared to those NHS Digital currently consider to be in scope for the collection.
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