Version: 10.0.3 | Published: 23 Jul 2026 | Updated: 24 days ago
Summary
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The dataset contains a wide variety of information such as patient characteristics, mental health diagnosis, length of stay, destination on discharge, whether they are admitted under Mental Health Legislation and any previous psychiatric care. Patient demographics are included, together with geographical measures.
In Pipeline:
Available
Coverage
Spatial:
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
Dataset Completeness:
Material Type:
None/not available
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Secondary care data only
Provenance
Origin
Purpose:
Care
Dataset Type:
Health and disease
Dataset Sub-Type:
Not applicable
Source:
EPR
Collection Source:
Secondary care - In-patients
Image Contrast:
No
Temporal
Publishing Frequency:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
31 March 2026
Start Date:
01 January 1981
End Date:
31 March 2026
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Service Category:
TRE/SDE
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Variable
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Usage
Data Use Limitation:
- General research use
- Project-specific restrictions
- Research-specific restrictions
Data Use Requirements:
- Disclosure control
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Not for profit use
Resource Creator:
- National Services Scotland
- Public Health Scotland
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Language:
English
Format:
- csv
- text
Enrichment and Linkage
Derived From
PID
Title
URL
Mental Health Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR04)
Linkable Datasets
PID
Title
URL
This dataset can be linked to others within the Research Data Access Pathway
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Episodes
629541
Count
17 January 2021