About the dataset
The Mental Health Pharmacy benchmarking dataset was initially developed in response to member feedback from provider organisations across the South of England. Following the strong engagement and value demonstrated through the 2024/25 pilot data collection, the project has now been formally adopted into the NHS Benchmarking Network's national programme.
The 2024/25 pilot included 40 submissions from provider organisations across England and Wales, creating a robust and meaningful dataset. The geographical spread of participating organisations provides valuable peer comparison opportunities and benchmarking insight for all contributors.
The dataset focuses on understanding variation, identifying best practice and supporting improvement in mental health pharmacy services. By bringing together consistent, comparable data, it supports service development, workforce planning and quality improvement across provider organisations.
This year's focus
Clinical and supply workforce
The project looks in detail at the split between clinical and supply workforce, and the skill mix within each.
Members can help shape the dataset
As one of our newer projects, it develops in the direction members steer it. Joining now is an opportunity to get involved and help develop the project for 2027.
Meet the team
Alison Worden
Delivery Manager, Mental Health Pharmacy Dataset
Key themes
Pharmacy support to community teams
Generic mental health teams
Crisis resolution teams
Home treatment teams
Perinatal services
CYPMH teams
Learning disability teams
Pharmacy support to bed-based services
Adult acute mental health wards
Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU)
CYPMH beds
Other mental health beds
Workforce
Clinical workforce
Supply workforce
Skill mix
40
submissions from provider organisations in the 2024/25 pilot
2
nations in the pilot: England and Wales
How do you compare?
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