Due to resource constraints during the merger of NHS England and DHSC and to ensure coherence across publications, we have delayed the upcoming publication from July 2026 to September 2026. This will allow the release of the excess mortality publication alongside updates to DHSC Fingertips for the premature mortality indicators. We will also be publishing for the first time indicators for the cause of death of suicide. As part of the release, we will be updating the name of the publication to Excess Mortality for People Referred to Secondary Mental Health Services (aged 18 to 74), as this better reflects the population that is covered by the publication.
Excess Mortality for People Referred to Secondary Mental Health Services (aged 18 to 74).
This indicator is a measure of the extent to which adults in contact with secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 74) die younger than those who are not. A patient is classed as being in contact with secondary mental health services if they had an open referral with secondary mental health services in the 5 years before their death using data from the Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS).
This has previously been published as part of the NHS Outcomes Framework but now forms a separate publication series.