I am currently completing a Master’s in Digital Operations and Improvement, with a focus on data. Given my role and the area, I work in, I have decided to focus my data piece on Mental Health Inpatient Readmissions. To build my dataset, I am placing a Freedom of Information Request to all NHS Mental Health Inpatient Services.
I kindly ask if you could provide responses to the following questions:
1. Do you collect data on the readmission rates of patients who have been admitted to an inpatient facility for a mental health condition at your Trust?
2. If you do, how many patients were readmitted for inpatient mental health care, including out-of-area admissions:
– Three months after they were discharged.
– Six months after they were discharged.
– Twelve months after they were discharged.
3. At what intervals do you follow up with patients after they are discharged from secondary mental health care? Tick all that apply:
– 1 week
– Within 1 month
– Between 1 and 3 months
– 3 to 6 months
– 12 months
4. In the last 12 months (May 2024 to May 2025), how many patients who required secondary mental health services were discharged from your Trust to Primary Care?
5. How many people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) were discharged to primary care?
6. How many patients were admitted to hospital following care by the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team/Home-based Treatment Team after:
– 3 months
– 6 months
– 12 months
7. What has been the average length of stay over the last five years in adult acute mental health care at your Trust, including those patients sent out of area?