Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Monthly Dataset

Monthly data from NHS Digital tracks the performance of NHS-funded psychological therapy services for adults across England. This series replaced quarterly reports in 2015 to provide more frequent updates on service delivery. The release includes metrics on access rates, waiting times, and patient outcomes.

Use Cases

• Monitor service performance based on monthly access rates and waiting times
• Analyze therapy outcomes based on reported patient recovery data
• Compare provider performance across different regions of England
• Support commissioning discussions with timely, up-to-date information

Strengths

• Data is published monthly, offering more frequent updates than the previous quarterly series
• Covers NHS-funded psychological therapy services for adults across all of England
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license for open use

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to NHS service data

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Administrative data collected from NHS-funded IAPT services

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.348505; freshness should be verified

Geography

England