Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) Upskilling programme

This programme is designed to equip mental health system colleagues with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively understand, navigate and submit the data to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS), with the aim of contributing to a cultural shift within NHS mental health services, fostering improved patient outcomes and elevating the overall quality of mental healthcare services.

New to the programme, is a suite of elearning sessions tailored for varying audiences. In the first phase, we offer two sessions, setting out in the first session the importance of collecting data in the NHS and the specifics benefits of collecting data from mental health services a basic and then more in-depth elearning session. The second session explains the registration process for the MHSDS, when to submit the data and what are the mandatory and required data fields, depending on which services they deliver. Two further sessions are anticipated in the Spring, 2025.

This catalogue website provides a wider range of training materials, guidance and resources covering key aspects, such as data collection, submission processes, outcomes measures and more, which are linked to the overall MHSDS Upskilling Programme.