Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 15 Apr 2026 | Updated: 0 days ago
Summary
Population Size:
-1
Contact Point:
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 identifiers such as name, date of birth, Community Health Index number, NHS number, and postcode are included together with a wide variety of geographical measures. This includes the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and Carstairs measures, census output area, NHS Board, Electoral Ward and Parliamentary constituency.
In Pipeline:
Available
Coverage
Spatial:
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
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:
Not stated
Temporal
Publishing Frequency:
Monthly
Start Date:
01 January 1981
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
Data Use Requirements:
- 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:
- OMOP
- NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Language:
English
Format:
Other
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Episodes
629541
Count
17 January 2021