Publication, Part of Learning Disability Services Statistics
Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics, AT: April 2025, MHSDS: March 2025
Official statistics, Experimental statistics
Resolution of Gender code issue previously affecting Tables 2.1 and 4.3
NHS England previously identified an issue affecting the ‘Gender identity’ breakdown forming part of Table 2.1 in the LDA monthly statistics from AT-Data tables. The issue also affected the ‘Gender’ breakdown which is part of Table 4.3.
These breakdowns were temporarily removed from the respective tables, as well as from the AT csv file while we investigated the issue.
This issue has now been resolved and the breakdown has been reinstated in each table.
NHS England apologises for any inconvenience caused.
22 May 2025 09:30 AM
New Restrictive Intervention (AT) Data Quality Report
NHS England have added a new data quality report to the publication. The report presents information on the completion of restrictive intervention data by submitting organisations in the Assuring Transformation (AT) data collection. The purpose of the report is to highlight where completion of restrictive intervention data is poorer to improve data quality.
Restrictive intervention data is submitted to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and this is the main source of use of force data for restrictive interventions for patients in contact with Mental Health Services. Data on restrictive interventions for people with a learning disability or autistic people in mental health hospital is included in this publication in the MHSDS data tables.
22 May 2025 09:30 AM
Summary findings from MHSDS
MHSDS main findings - March 2025
At the end of March 2025 (based on hospital spells data):
- There were 3,965 people with learning disabilities and/ or autistic spectrum disorders (LDA) in hospital.
- There were 1,350 admissions and 1,525 discharges. 78% of these were discharged back into the community.
- There were 441,375 referrals¹ for people with LDA.
Of these inpatients:
- 1,200 (30%) had been in hospital for over 2 years.
- There are 1,495 inpatients with a planned discharge date (38%).
- 325 (8%) had a delayed discharge.
- The largest proportion (27%) were aged between 25-34 (1,065).
- The lowest proportion (5%) were aged under 18 (210).
- 67% were male (2,645) and 32% were female (1,255).
Findings based on ward stays data:
- There were 3,920 ward stays reported for the end of the period.
- The largest group of inpatients were in an adult mental health ward (2,220, 57%), followed by a learning disabilities ward (810, 21%).
- 2,415 (62%) were in a non-secure setting². 1,315 (33%) were in a secure setting.
- 540 (14%) travelled over 50km from home to get to the hospital for care or treatment.
- 860 patients were restrained at least once.
1 These include all open referrals without a hospital spell associated with them if the inpatient did not need to stay overnight in hospital.
2 Non-secure wards include inpatients in general wards. Secure wards include patients in low, medium and high secure ward settings.
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