Available on the Learning Hub

This programme is available on the NHS Learning Hub. We recommend you read the information on this webpage to find out more about the programme before you access the learning (https://learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/MHSDS-upskilling).

More information about the Learning Hub and the migration of elfh programmes can be found here.

About the MHSDS Upskilling Programme

The MHSDS Upskilling Programme, a collaborative initiative by the NHSE Mental Health Infrastructure Team, NHSE regions, and ICBs, including Voluntary, Community, and Social (VCS) and Independent Healthcare Sector (IHS) organizations, is designed to empower the NHS mental health workforce with the essential knowledge and skills required to understand and engage with the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).

This elearning programme offers training sessions for diverse stakeholders working in NHS mental health and/or delivering services at local level. This includes clinical staff, service managers, data leads, commissioners, and analysts – including smaller providers responsible for submitting data to the MHSDS.

At its core, this initiative aims to contribute to a cultural shift within NHS mental health services. This is by building confidence in the workforce regarding data submission and usage and fostering a deeper understanding of the MHSDS as a secondary-use dataset.

The programme includes different training materials, guidance, and resources covering the importance of data collection, the process of submitting, accessing and using the data to inform and monitor services.

Primary and secondary audiences

The primary audience of this training programme are on individuals with an interest in or responsibility for recording and submitting data to the MHSDS:

• System Level: Mental Health ICB leads, contract and commissioner managers, performance and intelligence leads.
• Local Level: Service managers, Clinical Chief Information Officers, clinical and administrative staff, BI analysts, EDI specialists, data leads, and anyone tasked with submitting the data, including small VCS/IHS providers.

In addition to these audiences, the training programme can also benefit colleagues working at national and regional levels in the NHS and other Arms-Length Bodies. This includes Mental Health policy leads, Regional BI Analysts, and senior leads.

How to access

To access this elfh programme, you will require a Learning Hub account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below. Note that if you hold a full elfh account, you can sign into the Learning Hub using your existing login credentials.

Register

To view the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) Upskilling programme, select the View button below. If you already have a Learning Hub account, you will also be able to login and access the resources within the programme .

View

NHS healthcare staff in England – ESR

The Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) Upskilling programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Further details about the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).

Not an NHS organisation?

If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access to the Learning Hub, you may be able to access the service if you have an existing OpenAthens account. Please go to Learning Hub and sign in with your existing credentials.

If you do not have an existing OpenAthens account, please contact elfh directly to check whether you may be eligible for access.

Registering large numbers of users

If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) Upskilling programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.

More information

Please select the following link for more information on how to use the Learning Hub