Table 2. Sensitivity of general hospital diagnoses of SMI 2006–17, at the level of each individual patient’s whole-hospital records.
| Psychiatric Diagnosis | HES Diagnosis |
Number of True Positives | Sensitivity % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any F code | 10,574/13,786 | 76.7 (76.0–77.4) | |
| F20-29 | % with any F | 7,796/10,061 | 77.5 (76.7–78.3) |
| % with F20-29 | 5,672/10,061 | 56.4 (55.4–57.4) | |
| F30-31 | % with any F | 2,778/3,725 | 74.6 (73.2–76.0) |
| % with F30-31 | 1,852/3,725 | 49.7 (48.1–51.3) |
F20-29 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (excluding acute and transient psychotic disorders; and induced delusional disorder); F30-31 Manic episodes and bipolar affective disorder.
CI, confidence interval; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics; SMI = severe mental illness.