Specialised Services Quality Dashboards – Mental Health metric definitions for 2017/18

Document first published:: 20 August 2017
Page updated:: 20 August 2017
Topic:: Commissioning, Specialised commissioning
Publication type:: Guidance

These Specialised Services Quality Dashboards (SSQD) are designed to provide assurance on the quality of care by collecting information about outcomes from healthcare providers. SSQDs are a key tool in monitoring the quality of services, enabling comparison between service providers and supporting improvements over time in the outcomes of services commissioned by NHS England.