KING'S COLLEGE LONDON: The DoH (2011) strategy document “No Health Without Mental Health” stated that “A priority action for securing improved outcomes is to achieve routine local monitoring of access to

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: King's College London
Source reference: DARS-NIC-15530-P7L1F-v1.2
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-15530-P7L1F-v1.2
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 10

Data approved

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set

Objective, as published

The DoH (2011) strategy document “No Health Without Mental Health” stated that “A priority action for securing improved outcomes is to achieve routine local monitoring of access to services, experience and outcome by sexual orientation”. Assessing referral, access to assessment / treatment, experience and outcomes will help to determine whether service provision is equitable and appropriate for LGB patients. Identifying specific areas of need will highlight where changes are required. This project, conducted by King’s College London (KCL), aims to evaluate treatment access and experience for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals with common mental health problems in relation to Improving Access to Psychological Interventions (IAPT) services in England. The objective is to establish whether there is equitable access and experience for this minority population, and if not, to identify areas are important targets for improvement.

Expected benefits, as published

Sexual minority individuals suffer excess rates of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression and are more likely to self-harm or attempt suicide (e.g. Chakraborty et al., 2011; Elliott et al., 2014; King et al., 2008). The NHS Constitution for England states that the NHS "has a wider social duty to promote equality through the services it provides and to pay particular attention to groups or sections of society where improvements in health… are not keeping pace with the rest of the population". The DoH (2011) report “No Health Without Mental Health” identified monitoring of access to services, experience and outcome by sexual orientation as a priority. This project will undertake the evaluation of whether there is equitable access and treatment experiences for lesbian, gay and…

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/http://content.digital.nhs.uk/media/25257/ReleaseRegister2017060120170831v02/xls/ReleaseRegister20170601_20170831_v02.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

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