Version: 10.0.3 | Published: 23 Jul 2026 | Updated: 37 days ago
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Description:
The dataset contains a wide variety of information such as patient characteristics, mental health diagnosis, length of stay, destination on discharge, whether they are admitted under Mental Health Legislation and any previous psychiatric care. Patient demographics are included, together with geographical measures.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Secondary care data only
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Care
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Secondary care - In-patients
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
31 March 2026
Start Date:
01 January 1981
End Date:
31 March 2026
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Variable
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- General research use
- Project-specific restrictions
- Research-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
- Disclosure control
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Not for profit use
Resource Creators:
National Services Scotland;,;Public Health Scotland
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Languages:
en
Formats:
- csv
- text
Enrichment and Linkage
Qualified Relations:
This dataset can be linked to others within the Research Data Access Pathway
Derivations:
Mental Health Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR04)
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Episodes
629541
Count
17 January 2021