Version: 24.0.0 | Published: 17 Oct 2025 | Updated: 51 days ago
Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)
Dataset
Documentation
Coverage
Spatial:
North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html
Typical Age Range:
0-124
Pathway:
The MHSDS pathway maps a person's journey through mental health, learning
disability, or autism services, capturing key data from referral to discharge.
Provenance
Origin
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Secondary care - In-patients
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Start Date:
08 June 2020
Time Lag:
2-4 weeks
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
A secure workspace within the SDE will be implemented for each project. The
standard package for a secure workspace includes a cloud-based VDI providing
access to an instance of the platform and as suite of included tools. Further
details be provided on request.
Delivery Lead Time:
2-6 months
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
North West Secure Data Environment
Data Processor:
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
User-specific restriction
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
NHS DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv, application/sql
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Total number of unique patients in the dataset
386419
Count
11 June 2025