{"id":8025,"date":"2026-10-01T15:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/?page_id=8025"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:47:23","slug":"obtaining-data-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/resources\/frequently-asked-questions\/obtaining-data-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Obtaining data FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs (do not remove)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-bottom: 1px solid #ececed;&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/\">NCISH<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Left Nav Sidebar&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_1&#8243; orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;on&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; module_id=&#8221;left-nav-menu&#8221; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: Obtaining data FAQs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"top\">Obtaining data: frequently asked questions<\/h1>\n<p>Questions answered on this page:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#request\">Can I request data from the NCISH?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-happens\">What happens to the information I provide?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"request\">Can I request data from the NCISH?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Individuals submitting data, audit teams and commissioners of services can access data through bespoke <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=37776\">data requests.<\/a> Currently, data requests must be initiated by the Medical Director of the healthcare organisation. Data requests provide individual trusts with benchmarking data for their trust in the context of the national data. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/reports\/\">Our annual reports<\/a> provide some data on a regional basis, where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Annually, we provide a Safety Scorecard to the Medical Director of each mental health trust in England. This Scorecard provides benchmarking data to support quality improvement.<\/p>\n<p>All our outputs and information about our work programme are available via our website \u2013 including PowerPoint <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/resources\/data-slides\/\">data slides for download.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We actively engage with clinical, commissioning and policy stakeholders through presentations at professional meetings and training days. We inform the public of our work through events, presentations, print and social media. However, we are bound by the conditions stated in the data sharing agreements we have with our data providers which are intended to safeguard the identifiable clinical information that they share with us and therefore it may not always be possible to respond to a request if it risks breaching these agreements. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/resources\/data-security\/\">privacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/resources\/data-security\/\">notice<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\">&lt; Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happens\">What happens to the information I provide?<\/h2>\n<p>We publish annual reports which include analysis of the most recent year of national data on patient suicides, as well as trends over time. In addition to annual reports, we publish project reports investigating specific patient sub-groups.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend changes to clinical practice and policy to reduce the risk of suicide and improve the safety of mental health patients. 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