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Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
Under the Act, people with a mental disorder may be formally detained in hospital (or 'sectioned') in the interests of their own health or safety, or for the protection of other people. They can also be treated in the community but subject to recall to hospital for assessment and/or treatment under a Community Treatment Order (CTO).
Since 2016-17 these statistics are primarily produced from the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS). People may be detained in secure psychiatric hospitals, other NHS Trusts or at Independent Service Providers (ISPs). All organisations that detain people under the Act must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
country
Temporal
Start Date:
01 April 2016
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Data Controller:
NHS England
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue