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January

February

March

Length of stay in mental health hospitals by ICB

Monday 2 March 2026

As at 31 December 2025, for each integrated care board (ICB), the longest single continuous stay in hospital (ongoing or concluded in the past 5 years), number and percentage of current patients with lengths of stay exceeding 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, and average length of stay of current patients.

April

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Thursday 23 April 2026

Request for data related to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) being used by the NHS to treat mental illness in England between 2016 and 2025. 

May

June

July

Mental Health inpatients with a LOS of 365+ days, 2018 to present

Wednesday 1 July 2026

This analysis looks at the number of people at the end of the financial year, 2018 to present, that had a Length of Stay (LOS) longer than 365 days. Separate figures have been produced for open referrals, discharges in the financial year and discharges in the month.