Mental health: guidance for service providers and suppliers

Information on the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) including technical specifications and guidance for providers and suppliers.

Scope

It is mandatory for all providers of NHS-funded specialist mental health services to submit data about these services to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS). This applies to both NHS and independent providers.

Collection of this data is mandated via the Information Standard DCB0011: Mental Health Services Data Set.

The information standards page includes the following documents:

Requirements specification
Change specifications
Implementation guidance
Information Standards Notice

If you are unsure if your organisation is in scope for the MHSDS, please refer to the requirements specification document.

Data set information

Information on the Mental Health Services data set and why it is collected.

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Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)

Find provider and commissioner extracts, and publications, from the Mental Health Services Data Set. The Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) collects data from the health records of individual children, young people and adults who are in contact with mental health services.

How to start submitting

We have developed some guidance for new submitters to help them through this process.

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Step-by-Step Guide: from registration to successful submission of the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)

A detailed description of the process for submitting data to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

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Submitting Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) data

All providers of specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services should submit to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

Technical specifications and guidance

The guidance documents published on this page can now be found on the Submitting Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) data

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Implementation tools and guidance: Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)

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.

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Submitting Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) data

All providers of specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services should submit to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

Can't find what you are looking for?

Some of the guidance documents which were published on this page can now be found at submitting MHSDS data.

Submission windows

Dates for MHSDS monthly submission windows.

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Submitting Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) data

All providers of specialist secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder services should submit to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

Further information

Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and the Commissioning Data Sets (CDS)

We are aware there is duplication in the provision of some data items and work is underway to investigate reducing the data collection burden on providers.

Last edited: 11 October 2022 11:02 am