Publication, Part of Learning Disability Services Statistics
Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics, AT: February 2024, MHSDS: January 2024
Official statistics, Experimental statistics
Error affecting Key Facts
An error affecting the final three key facts below, originally published on 21st March 2024. has been identified.
This has now been resolved. NHS England apologies for any inconvenience caused.
11 April 2024 09:07 AM
Error affecting LDA comparison of monthly statistics between MHSDS and AT - January 2024 excel file
An error affecting the 'LDA comparison of monthly statistics between MHSDS and AT - January 2024' excel file originally published on 21st March 2024 has been identified.
This has now been resolved. Version 2 of the 'LDA comparison of monthly statistics between MHSDS and AT - January 2024' file contains revised data, an is available under 'Resources' within the 'Learning disability services monthly statistics from MHSDS: Data tables' page
NHS England apologies for any inconvenience caused.
8 April 2024 12:56 PM
The Master Provider and Site List in Assuring Transformation
From October 2023 a Master Provider and Site List (MPSL) has been developed for mental health inpatient services for people with a learning disability and autistic people. This MPSL has been incorporated into Assuring Transformation on the Clinical Audit Platform (CAP) so that data submitters can pick from a much smaller list of inpatient services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
For more information on the MPSL please click the below link:
Assuring Transformation on the Clinical Audit Platform master provider and site list - NHS Digital
21 March 2024 09:30 AM
Changing the submission windows for the Mental Health Services Data
To provide more timely statistics in the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics and Learning Disability Services publication series, from October 2023 activity, revised submission windows have been introduced to support a move to reporting performance data in the month following activity. Editions of the series from this one onwards are affected by this change, and each publication page will contain data relating to one month only.
For more information on the submission windows for MHSDS and how they are changing please see the below link:
Changing the submission windows for the Mental Health Services Data - NHS Digital
21 March 2024 09:30 AM
Summary findings from MHSDS
MHSDS main findings - January 2024
At the end of January 2024 (based on hospital spells data):
- There were 3,490 people with learning disabilities and/ or autistic spectrum disorders (LDA) in hospital.
- There were 1,285 admissions and 1,400 discharges. 80% of these were discharged back into the community.
- There were 383,590 referrals¹ for people with LDA.
Of these inpatients:
- 985 (28%) had been in hospital for over 2 years.
- There are 1,000 inpatients with a planned discharge date (29%).
- 310 (9%) had a delayed discharge.
- The largest proportion (27%) were aged between 25-34 (955).
- The lowest proportion (6%) were aged under 18 (195).
- 66% were male (2,305) and 33% were female (1,160).
Findings based on ward stays data:
- There were 3,340 ward stays reported for the end of the period.
- The largest group of inpatients were in a adult mental health ward (1,780, 52%), followed by a learning disabilities ward (835, 24%).
- 2,195 (64%) were in a non-secure setting². 1,160 (34%) were in a secure setting.
- 445 (13%) travelled over 50km from home to get to the hospital for care or treatment.
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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