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Publication, Part of HES-MHMDS Data Linkage Report
HES-MHMDS Data Linkage Report, Summary Statistics - March 2014
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 4 Jul 2014
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Country
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2013 to 31 Mar 2014
Summary
This is the latest monthly (March 2014) statistical publication in relation to the linked HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) and MHMDS (Mental Health Minimum Data Set) data.
The two data sets have been linked using specific patient identifiers collected in HES and MHMDS. The linkage allows the data sets to be linked in this manner from 2006-07; however, this report focuses on patients who were present in the two data sets in the period April 2013 to March 2014 only.
The bridging file used for this publication was also released on 04 July 2014; it utilises the latest published provisional (Monthly) HES data and year-to-date MHMDS data relating to the period April 2013 to March 2014.
The HES-MHMDS linkage provides the ability to undertake national (within England) analysis along acute patient pathways for mental health service users' interactions with acute secondary care.
Highlights
There are approximately 1.75 million individuals who are recorded as being users of adult mental health services (within MHMDS) during April 2013 to March 2014.
Of these, approximately 1.66 million MH service users are aged 18 or over¹ and can be linked to HES, of this subset in April 2013 to March 2014:
it is estimated that around 641,000 (or 39 per cent) had at least one inpatient episode of care
it is estimated that around 1,142,000 (or 69 per cent) had at least one outpatient appointment
it is estimated that around 727,000 (or 44 per cent) had at least one A&E attendance
it is estimated that around 1,334,000 (or 80 per cent) accessed at least one hospital service (inpatient episodes of care, outpatients appointment or A&E attendance)
Comparing access to hospital services (inpatient episodes of care, outpatient appointments or A&E attendances) between MH service users and non-MH service users:
Approximately 1.6 times as many Mental Health service users accessed hospital services at least once during April 2013 to March 2014 compared with the corresponding non-Mental Health service user population
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