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HES-MHMDS Data Linkage Report, Summary Statistics - May 2014

Official statistics
Publication Date:
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country
Date Range:
01 Apr 2014 to 31 May 2014

Summary

This is the latest monthly (May 2014) statistical publication in relation to the linked HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) and MHMDS (Mental Health Minimum Data Set) data.

The two data sets have been linked using specific patient identifiers collected in HES and MHMDS. 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 May 2014.

The bridging file used for this publication was also released on 05 September 2014; it utilises the latest published provisional (Monthly) HES data and year-to-date MHMDS data relating to April 2014 - May 2014.

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

Highlights

There are approximately 1.08 million individuals who are recorded as being users of adult mental health services (within MHMDS) during the period April 2014 to May 2014.

  • Of these, approximately 1.05 million MH service users are aged 18 or over¹ and can be linked to HES, of this subset in April 2014 to May 2014:

  • it is estimated that around 117,000 (or 11 per cent) had at least one inpatient episode of care

  • it is estimated that around 398,000 (or 38 per cent) had at least one outpatient appointment

  • it is estimated that around 146,000 (or 14 per cent) had at least one A&E attendance

  • it is estimated that around 482,000 (or 46 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 MH service users and non-MH service users:

  • Mental Health service users who accessed hospital services during April 2014 to May 2014 did so more frequently, approximately 2.3 times as often, as the corresponding Non-MH service user population.

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