Mental health data and analysis: a guide for health professionals
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GOV.UK
last updated: 10 May 2023
The
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) brings together and analyses data on mental health and wellbeing from across the health and care system, and produces resources to help improve services and outcomes.
This guidance is written for commissioners, public health professionals and others involved in the local planning and provision of services that support people with mental health conditions. It should support them to use these resources to make or influence decisions about local services.
Understanding mental health locally using profiling tools
OHID has created mental health profiling tools and guidance to help commissioners and other health professionals understand the mental health needs and services in their local area.
The tools bring together a wide range of publicly available data. The data is grouped by clinical commissioning group (CCG) or local authority. This means the tools can be used to benchmark one area against another. They can also be used to see trends and compare indicators.
The COVID-19: mental health and wellbeing surveillance report presents close to real time intelligence on the mental health and wellbeing of the population in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. It compiles routinely updated indicators from multiple sources and summarises important recent findings from a pre-defined set of studies. It aims to inform policy, planning and commissioning in health and social care and is designed to assist stakeholders at both national and local level.
The report is produced regularly and aims to include the latest available data and intelligence. It will enable the identification and consideration of changes in mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic. The final version was published on 12 April 2022.
