As part of this publication national and organisation level data quality measures are shown that validate a selection of key data items by provider. These show the proportion of records as counts and percentages which have ‘valid’, ‘other’, ‘default’, ‘invalid’ and ‘missing’ values for key elements of the dataset, such as Team Type and Primary Reason for Referral. A coverage report shows the number of providers submitting data each month and the number of records by provider and by table. These elements will be expanded upon in future submissions.
The number of service providers who have provided a MHSDS submission is monitored and reported in the MHSDS Submission update.
This report shows those providers providing a submission compared to those NHS Digital currently consider to be in scope for the collection. The providers considered in scope for the MHSDS have been determined through intelligence gathered from other national datasets and from information provided by national and local stakeholders. This list is subject to revision based on new intelligence received. If you have any information about which providers should be in scope for this collection, please send this to NHS Digital quoting 'MHSDS Submission Tracker' using the below email address:
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All providers of NHS funded specialist mental health, learning disability and autism services should submit the MHSDS. However, at present only a small number of independent sector providers are making submissions, and this has an impact on completeness, particularly in areas such as inpatient care and forensic services, where the independent sector provides much of the NHS funded care. From the publication of April 2016 data onwards, a coverage report is included showing the number of providers submitting each month and number of records submitted. When an organisation starts or ceases to submit data this can affect overall record numbers.