Percentage of People Who Started Treatment Within 2 Weeks of Referral - All Ages

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS): Mental Health Dashboard
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of referrals into a service with suspected First Episode Psychosis who received their first treatment appointment within 2 weeks of referral in the reporting period.

Numerator

Referrals into a service with a suspected First Episode Psychosis which entered treatment in the reporting period who waited two weeks or less to enter treatment.

Denominator

Referrals into a service with a suspected First Episode Psychosis which entered treatment in the reporting period

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) - a patient level, output based secondary uses data set which aims to deliver robust, comprehensive, nationally consistent and comparable person-based information for patients who are in contact with Mental Health Services. It uses clinical and operational data for purposes other than direct patient care, and defines the data items, definitions and associated value sets to be extracted or derived from local information systems. Scope: All activity relating to patients who receive assessments and treatment from Mental Health Services.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

NHS mental health dashboard and Mental health services monthly statistics

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025