Community Mental Health Survey 2023
This survey looks at the experiences of people who received care in the community for a mental health condition. The survey has been running since 2003.
Information on this survey from other survey years can be found using the filter bar on the right of this page. You can contact the Survey Coordination Centre about this survey by email.
Design and Development
In this category, you will find documents relating to the design and development stage of the survey. This includes the survey development report detailing the full development process for the survey, ethical and information governance approvals.
Survey Materials
In this category, you will find the survey materials. These include the dissent posters which should be displayed in each trust throughout the sampling month or period.
View all Survey Materials available for this surveyInstructions and Guidance
In this category, you will find all the instruction and guidance materials needed by an NHS Trust or approved contractor to implement the survey. It also includes documents to help support NHS Trusts with the contractual arrangements for working with an approved contractor.
- Data Cleaning Guidance_V2.docx
- Data Entry Spreadsheet.xlsx
- Easy Read Data Entry Spreadsheet.xlsx
- SMS Guidance and Content.docx
- Sample Declaration Form for trusts using contractors_Updated July 2023.xlsx
- Sample construction spreadsheet_Updated July 2023.xlsx
- Sampling instructions_Updated July 2023.docx
- Survey handbook_Updated July 2023.docx
- Trust Webinar Q&A.docx
- Webinar trust briefing slides & videos.pptx
- Weekly fieldwork monitoring template.xlsx
Analysis and Reporting
In this category, you will find reports and datasets that can help support any analysis you might want to do and help to explain the survey results more widely.
- Benchmark Data.ods
- Benchmark data ASG_Adult Mental Health Services.ods
- Benchmark data ASG_Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services.ods
- Benchmark data ASG_Older People Mental Health Services.ods
- Data Mapping Document.xlsx
- National Tables by Assessment Service Group.ods
- National Tables.ods
- Quality and Methodology Report.odt
- Scored Core Questionnaire.docx
- Statistical Release.odt
- Technical document.odt
Benchmark Reports
In this category, you will find benchmark reports for the survey. If you experience any problems downloading the report(s) you need, please email Patient.Survey@cqc.org.uk and we can send you a copy directly.
View all Benchmark Reports available for this survey