Mental Health Services Data Set
The MHSDS is a person level, output based, secondary uses data set which aims to deliver robust, comprehensive, nationally consistent and comparable person-based information for children, young people and adults who are in contact with mental health, learning disability and autism services located in England or located outside England but treating patients commissioned by an English CCG or NHS England specialised commissioner or an NHS-led Provider Collaborative.
As a secondary uses data set it re-uses clinical and operational data for purposes other than direct patient care, for example: commissioning, service improvement and service design. It defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets extracted or derived from local information systems
More information about the MHSDS can be found on the developer's website; the developer is the Data Set Development Service within NHS Digital.
Data Coordination Board
The Data Coordination Board (DCB) has received a request for changes to an information standard, DCB0011 Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS). As part of the development and assurance process, this consultation seeks feedback on the proposed changes.
Your feedback will be reported back to the DCB which we anticipate will consider the request for change at its meeting in March 2021.
Version 5.0 of the MHSDS
Changes are required to MHSDS v4.1 to ensure that the data set remains 'fit for purpose'.
The changes included in this release relate to new government policy initiatives; resolution of issues within the current data collection; and inclusion of other key stakeholder requirements. In summary, the changes in v5.0 are as follows:
Full details of the changes can be found in the draft Change Specification which should be read alongside the draft Data Set Specification. A link to these documents can be found below.
Additional information including details followiing our previous consultation webinars, can be found on the NHS Digital Events pages: Mental health services events - NHS Digital
Please review all documents before answering our questions.
Note that you don't have to complete the questions in one go; it is possible to save your responses for later completion.
The survey is also available as a word document below, please return it:
We can also be contacted on 0300 3035678 for further support.
As part of the application to obtain approval from the Data Coordination Board (DCB), we are asking for feedback on our proposals for MHSDS Version 5.0.
Extensive engagement has already taken place. However, we would now like any interested parties to participate and provide feedback with regard to the technical solution, before version 5.0 is finalised.
Consultation feedback will be reported back to the DCB before publication of an Information Standards Notice (ISN) is agreed.
This consultation runs until 29 January 2021.
Please review the following documents before answering our consultation questions.
These are available in the Related Documents section below.
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