National Self-Harm Registry Ireland
National Suicide Research Foundation, Department of Health, HSE
1995 — at regional level.
2006 — all hospital emergency departments included.
The aims of the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland are:
- to establish the extent and nature of hospital-treated self-harm in Ireland
- to monitor trends over time and by area
- to contribute to policy development in the area of suicidal behaviour
- to help the progress of research and prevention.
National. All hospital-treated episodes of self-harm are recorded by the Registry.
The National Self-Harm Registry Ireland is a national system of population monitoring for the occurrence of self-harm in Ireland.
Includes detail of the presentation including: date and hour of attendance at hospital; brought to hospital by ambulance; method(s) of self-harm; drugs taken; Medical Card status; recommended next care. Patient details including area of residence, gender and age.
Irish hospital emergency departments.
Data for self-harm presentations are recorded at the presenting hospital by registry data registration officers. Data is transferred electronically to the offices of the NSRF.
Yes, http://nsrf.ie/
Method(s) of self-harm are recorded according to WHO’s International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
Approximately 11,000 records created on average annually (presentations).
The findings from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland are disseminated each year via an annual report. In addition to this, interim reports are published every six months. Registry data is also published in peer-reviewed publications. Periodic reports are prepared for relevant agencies (e.g. National Office for Suicide Prevention). A list of Registry-related publications is accessible via www.nsrf.ie
Data can be accessed via annual and interim reports. Aggregate data is also available, on request.
No
In 2015, the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland was recognised by the World Health Organization as a template for self-harm surveillance for countries at global level. The Registry template was used to produce a Practice Manual for Establishing and Maintaining Surveillance Systems for Suicide Attempts and Self-Harm (WHO, 2016).