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HES-MHLDDS Data Linkage Report, Summary Statistics - Sept 14

Official statistics
Publication Date:
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country
Date Range:
01 Apr 2014 to 30 Sep 2014

Summary

This is the latest monthly (September 2014) statistical publication in relation to the linked HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) and MHLDDS (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Data Set) data.

The two data sets have been linked using specific patient identifiers collected in HES and MHLDDS. 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 from April 2014 to September 2014.

The bridging file used for this publication was also released on 5 December 2014; it utilises the latest published provisional (Monthly) HES data and year-to-date MHLDDS data relating to April 2014 - September 2014.

The HES-MHLDDS linkage provides the ability to undertake national (within England) analysis along acute patient pathways for mental health and learning disability service users' interactions with acute secondary care

Highlights

There are approximately 1.42 million individuals who are recorded as being users of Adult Mental Health (MH) and/or Learning Disability (LD) services (within MHLDDS) during the period April 2014 to September 2014 Throughout this report this group will be referred to as service users, the remaining population are therefore referred to as non-service users (meaning they have not accessed MH and/or LD services).

Of these, approximately 1.37 million MH and/or LD service users are aged 18 or over¹ and can be linked to HES, of this subset in April 2014 to September 2014:

  • it is estimated that around 348,000 (or 25 per cent) had at least one inpatient episode of care
  • it is estimated that around 802,000 (or 58 per cent) had at least one outpatient appointment
  • it is estimated that around 416,000 (or 30 per cent) had at least one A&E attendance
  • it is estimated that around 947,000 (or 69 per cent) accessed at least one hospital service (inpatient episodes of care, outpatients appointment or A&E attendance)

Comparing the frequency of access to hospital services (inpatient episodes of care, outpatient appointments or A&E attendances) between service users and non-service users:

  • Service users who accessed hospital services during April 2014 to September 2014 did so more frequently, approximately 1.9 times as often, as the corresponding Non service user population.

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