Indirectly standardised ratio of the number of unplanned readmissions to a mental health service within 30 days of being discharged from a mental health inpatient service in people aged 17 and over, reported at CCG level.

The observed number of unplanned readmissions to a Mental Health inpatient service within 30 days of a discharge from a psychiatric hospital

The number of unplanned readmissions to a Mental Health inpatient service expected to occur within 30 days of a discharge from a psychiatric hospital.

Calculated as a ratio indirectly standardised by age and sex.

Mental Health Minimum Data Set (MHMDS). The MHMDS is an approved NHS Information Standard that delivers information on people in contact with specialist secondary mental health services that is: robust; comprehensive; nationally consistent; comparable. It covers services provided in hospitals, outpatient clinics and in the community. Information is compiled into a single patient record. Submission of MHMDS data is mandatory for NHS funded care, including independent sector providers. It is mandated for central submission by the Department of Health

NHS Digital CCG Outcomes Indicators set. Data available from Apr 2013 to Sept 2015. The next public release date for this indicator is to be confirmed.

www.nice.org.uk/standards-and-indicators/nlindicators/unplanned-readmissions-to-mental-health-services-within-30-days-of-a-mental-health-inpatient-discharge-in-people-aged-17-and-over

Reported at digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/ccg-outcomes-indicator-set/october-2022/domain-3-helping-people-to-recover-from-episodes-of-ill-health-or-following-injury-ccg/3-16-unplanned-readmissions-to-mental-health-services-within-30-days-of-a-mental-health-inpatient-discharge-in-people-aged-17-and-over