Submission Timetable

All providers of specialist mental health services for adults and older adults are required to submit returns to the Department of Health.

Organisations are required to make two separate submissions each quarter - a submission for the most recent quarter and a 'refreshed' (R) submission for the previous quarter. From Q1 2011 these returns are submitted using the Bureau Service Portal provided by the Systems and Service Delivery Team at Connecting for Health.

How to access the Bureau Service Portal

Submission Deadlines for 2011/12

Year/QuarterSubmission deadline
11-12 Q119/10/2011*
11-12 Q2 and Q1R25/11/2011*
11-12 Q3 and Q2R09/03/2012*
11-12 Q4 and Q3R04/05/2012
11-12 Q4R and Q1 (12/13)10/08/2012*

* These dates have been corrected to reflect the amended deadlines during MHMDS version 4 implementation and updated deadlines for the future (Feb 2012)

Submission Deadlines for 2012/13

Year/QuarterSubmission deadline
12-13 Q111/08/2012
12-13 Q2 and Q1R02/11/2012

During the course of the 2012-2013 submissions will move from a quarterly to a monthly submission so that monthly submissions have been established by April 2013. This means we should aim to start to flow monthly submissions during the second half of the year. However the precise timetable has not yet been confirmed.

This is to support Payment by Results for mental health.

Further information about the process for submitting data via the Bureau Service Portal can be found in Section C of the MHMDS version 4 User Guidance.

For further information about submissions Trusts should contact:
The Mental Health Bureau Service Helpdesk
Tel: 01392 251289
Email: exeter.helpdesk@nhs.net