From September 2019 all data should be uploaded via the new Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS) cloud using the MHSDS v4.0 IDB
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:
See our submission tracker, a list of organisations who submit data to the MHSDS and are deemed to be in scope.
It is mandatory for NHS funded care providers, including independent sector providers, to submit MHSDS data. The decision to submit MHSDS data for non-NHS funded clients is now optional.
Read how to submit data to the MHSDS.
The MHSDS applies to all service providers and organisations that provide specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services. Further information can be found on the submissions update page.
A multiple submission window model for the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) will be available to providers from 1 April 2020.
This will enable providers to resubmit data for each full financial year. Please refer to the details on our submissions page for further information.
MHSDS v4.0 (DCB0011) defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets to be extracted or derived from local information systems.
Version 4.0 of the MHSDS (Amd 30/2018) was accepted as an Information Standard by the Data Coordination Board (DCB) and an Information Standards Notice (ISN) was published on 3 October 2018. MHSDS v4.0 mandates data collection from 1 April 2019.
Version 4.1 of the MHSDS has been proposed as a minor update which was published on 9 October 2019 and due for implementation from the April reporting period 2020.
Find out how to submit data to the Mental Health Services Data Set including the submissions timetables.
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 is used 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 is also planned to be the source of the learning disabilities payment system once requirements are determined.
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:
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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