National Clinical Audit of Psychosis: Early Intervention Audit Data

National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP) data aggregates performance metrics for Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services across England and Wales. The dataset contains audit results from the 2019/20, 2020/21, and 2021/22 reporting cycles, compiled at the Trust or Health Board level. It focuses on patients aged 14-65 (or under 65) with first-episode psychosis who were on an EIP team caseload for at least six months.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking Trust-level performance against national standards based on aggregated audit metrics.
• Analyzing service delivery trends for first-episode psychosis patients over multiple audit years.
• Assessing patient cohort characteristics, such as age and duration of care, from the audit's sampling criteria.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a formal national clinical audit program, implying a standardized collection methodology.
• Provides multi-year coverage from 2019 to 2022, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Aggregated at the organizational level (Trust/Health Board), which supports regional comparisons.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row counts, specific column names, and dataset size are unavailable from all sources.
• The exact patient count or sample size for each audit year is not provided.
• Data is aggregated, limiting analysis to the organizational level rather than individual patient records.

Provenance

Source

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).

Collection Method

Clinical audit data collected from Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) teams in England and Wales.

Time Range

Audit cycles for 2019/20, 2020/21, and 2021/22.

Freshness

Last updated on platform: 2026-06-22.

Geography

England and Wales, aggregated by Mental Health Trusts and Health Boards.