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<p>At the end of October 2018, 941,561 people were recorded as being in contact with
National Health Service-funded mental health services and aged 18 and over. Therefore,
the figure of 4,224, for people who were also recorded as having a speech related
disability, represents 0.45% of the total.</p><p> </p><p>The data is sourced from
the Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS). In the MHSDS User Guidance, the specific
Code used to record speech related disabilities defines its use as appropriate in
cases where “the patient has difficulty speaking or using language to communicate
or make their needs known”. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-sets/mental-health-services-data-set/mental-health-services-data-set-specifications-and-guidance"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-sets/mental-health-services-data-set/mental-health-services-data-set-specifications-and-guidance</a></p>
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