Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals Census

The database records data on all residents (on 31 March of the census year in question) of psychiatric inpatient facilities on the register of approved centres under the Mental Health Act 2001.

Purpose: The census database is a psychiatric inpatient database which captures the number of psychiatric patient’s resident on a certain date for the planning and future development of mental health services and to allow for the prediction of possible future bed and hospital requirements at both national and local levels by service planners, HSE management teams and clinicians.

Coverage is limited to residents in MHC approved centres. Community provision is out of scope.

Coverage: All psychiatric units and hospitals operating under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001 and on the register of approved centres under the Mental Health Act.

Data has been collected at various census intervals since 1963.