Submitting Children and Young People with Eating Disorders (CYP ED) Waiting Times quick guide
This guide was updated in May-24 to reflect the implementation of MHSDS v6. Author: Mental Health, NHS Talking Therapies & Learning Disability and Autism Analysis Team, NHS England
Methodological changes to Children and Young People’s Eating Disorders
From 2024-25 reporting in the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics, the methodology used to report Children and Young People’s Eating Disorders data is changing.
MHSDS data items needed for these measures
The table below lists all MHSDS fields needed by NHS Digital to compile these measures, alongside the mandatory tables and data items needed to make a submission to the MHSDS. More information can be found in the MHSDS User Guidance and Technical Output Specification.
The metrics published by NHS Digital are published every month and cover a 3 month rolling period.
CYP Eating Disorder waiting measures use SNOMED to establish when a person has entered treatment. Information to help with the implementation of SNOMED codes is available.
Data needed for recording CYP eating disorders
| Table | Field | Notes specific to CYD-ED |
|---|---|---|
| MHS001MPI | PersonBirthDate | Used to identify people under 19 |
| MHS101Referral | ReferralRequestReceivedDate | Used to ‘start the clock’ |
| ClinRespPriorityType | Only include where: 1 – Emergency, 2 – Urgent, 3 – Routine, 4 – Very Urgent | |
| PrimReasonReferralMH | Only include where: 12 – Eating Disorder | |
| ServDischDate | To remove from ‘stop the clock’ waits | |
| MHS201CareContact | CareContDate | The date used in conjunction with a SNOMED code to ‘stop the clock’ |
| AttendStatus | Only include where: 5 – Attended on time, 6 – Arrived late but was seen | |
| ConsMechanismMH | Only include where: 01 – Face to face, 02 – Telephone, 11 – Video consultation | |
| MHS202CareActivity | Procedure |
The following SNOMED concepts will stop the clock for CYP-ED waiting times |
The following SNOMED concepts will stop the clock for CYP-ED waiting times:
| SNOMED code | SNOMED description |
| 51484002 | Family therapy |
| 1111811000000109 | Cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders |
| 443730003 | Interpersonal psychotherapy |
| 444175001 | Guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy |
| 718023002 | Focal psychodynamic therapy |
| 984421000000104 | Focal psychodynamic therapy |
| 1323681000000103 | Eating-disorder-focused focal psychodynamic therapy |
| 1362001000000104 | Group cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorde |
| 301781000000101 | Shared care |
Qualifier values in SNOMED can be used to record when a person has been offered but declined a treatment. Treatments declined will not count towards these measures. The MHSDS User Guidance provides more information on using qualifier values.
* 984421000000104 |Focal psychodynamic therapy (regime/therapy)| has been made inactive and replaced by 718023002 |Focal psychodynamic therapy (regime/therapy)| in the SNOMED terminology. Both concepts are acceptable but providers should aim to use active SNOMED content where possible.
The following 4 tables need to be submitted in each submission with their respective mandatory and required fields. More information can be found in the MHSDS User Guidance and Technical Output Specification.
| Table | Description |
|---|---|
| MHS000Header | Uniquely identifies each MHSDS submission made by the provider |
| MHS001MPI | Uniquely identifies every patient and records personal details of each patient |
| MHS002GP | Records details of the GP of every patient |
| MHS101Referral | Records details of referrals made for the patient |
Last edited: 7 April 2025 11:24 am