Building an integrated intelligence platform across child and adult mental health

Mental health intelligence was spread across separate systems, databases and service-specific reporting processes. The programme needed a common platform that could support CAMHS, eating disorders, adult community mental health and other services without forcing every pathway into the same operational model.

The work starts with a shared data specification, data-quality framework and automated processing layer. Service-specific logic is retained where needed, while common definitions for demand, access, activity, caseload, workforce and planning are brought into a reusable model.

Across 2026/27, the programme is building an integrated processing and reporting platform in the client environment. The platform is designed for monthly refreshes, Power BI reporting, planning and scenario modelling, with local analysts able to build additional reports from the validated model and community/mental-health measures.

• Work in progress across 2026/27.
• A common technical and analytical foundation across child and adult mental health.
• Reduced duplication between service-specific reporting processes.
• Shared data-quality controls and definitions while retaining pathway-specific measures.
• A platform designed to be owned and extended by the client analytics team.

The rollout is phased so services can move onto the common platform progressively, with additional pathways, measures and historical data incorporated as the programme develops.