History

2005 saw the first Count Me In census of all in-patients in mental health services in England and Wales. Described by the then Minister of State for Health Services, Rosie Winterton MP, as "the highest quality, most comprehensive and reliable data we have ever collected", it provided the first complete picture of these in-patients and the care they were receiving.

2006 saw the extension of Count Me In to learning disability services. Again it achieved a first in providing a complete picture of in-patients within these services.

2007 was the most successful Count Me In to date. 100% of the 309 eligible NHS and independent hospitals and providers returned data giving the details of 35,430 patients and their care.

Now Count Me In continues to provide the evidence for national debates about mental health and learning disability service provision to Black and minority ethnic communities.

But, crucially, it also supplies the evidence at the local level to develop these services. Count Me In continues to provide the information that supports action and change.