The source of referral to a Mental Health Service.
Note: For the Mental Health Services Data Set, National Code P1 has been introduced to replace the National Codes under the headings:
- Internal referrals from Community Mental Health Team (within own NHS Trust)
- Internal referrals from Inpatient Service (within own NHS Trust) and
- Transfer by graduation (within own NHS Trust).
Users collecting the National Codes at the lower level must map to National Code P1 prior to submission of the Mental Health Services Data Set.
National Codes:
| Primary Health Care | |
| A1 | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER |
| A2 | Health Visitor |
| A3 | Other Primary Health Care |
| A4 | Maternity Service **** |
| Self Referral | |
| B1 | Self |
| B2 | Carer |
| Local Authority Services | |
| C1 | Social Services |
| C2 | Education Service |
| C3 | Housing Service **** |
| Employer | |
| D1 | Employer |
| D2 | Occupational Health **** |
| Justice System | |
| E1 | Police |
| E2 | Courts |
| E3 | Probation Service |
| E4 | Prison |
| E5 | Court Liaison and Diversion Service |
| Child Health | |
| F1 | School Nurse |
| F2 | Hospital-based Paediatrics |
| F3 | Community-based Paediatrics |
| Independent/Voluntary Sector | |
| G1 | Independent sector - Medium Secure Inpatients |
| G2 | Independent Sector - Low Secure Inpatients |
| G3 | Other Independent Sector Mental Health Services |
| G4 | Voluntary Sector |
| Acute Secondary Care | |
| H1 | Accident and Emergency Department |
| H2 | Other secondary care specialty |
| Other Mental Health NHS Trust | |
| I1 | Temporary transfer from another Mental Health NHS Trust |
| I2 | Permanent transfer from another Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Internal referrals from Community Mental Health Team (within own NHS Trust) | |
| J1 | Community Mental Health Team (Adult Mental Health) *** |
| J2 | Community Mental Health Team (Older People) *** |
| J3 | Community Mental Health Team (Learning Disabilities) *** |
| J4 | Community Mental Health Team (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) *** |
| Internal referrals from Inpatient Service (within own NHS Trust) | |
| K1 | Inpatient Service (Adult Mental Health) *** |
| K2 | Inpatient Service (Older People) *** |
| K3 | Inpatient Service (Forensics) *** |
| K4 | Inpatient Service (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) *** |
| K5 | Inpatient Service (Learning Disabilities) *** |
| Transfer by graduation (within own NHS Trust) | |
| L1 | Transfer by graduation from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service to Adult Mental Health Services |
| L2 | Transfer by graduation from Adult Mental Health Services to Older Peoples Mental Health Services |
| Other | |
| M1 | Asylum Services |
| M2 | Telephone or Electronic Access Service |
| M3 | Out of Area Agency |
| M4 | Drug Action Team / Drug Misuse Agency |
| M5 | Jobcentre Plus ** |
| M6 | Other SERVICE or agency |
| M7 | Single Point of Access Service **** |
| Improving Access to Psychological Therapies | |
| N1 | Stepped up from low intensity Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service * |
| N2 | Stepped down from high intensity Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service * |
| N3 | Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service **** |
| Internal | |
| P1 | Internal Referral **** |
Notes:
- * National Codes N1 and N2 are for use in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set only.
- ** National Code M5 can only be used for the Mental Health Services Data Set, if referrals from Jobcentre Plus are accepted.
- *** National Codes J1, J2, J3, J4, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, L1, and L2 are for use in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set only.
- **** National Codes A4, C3, D2, M7, N3 and P1 are for use in the Mental Health Services Data Set only.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | SOURCES OF REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH |
