Publications

Key indicators of progress for chronic disease and associated determinants: technical report

The reporting of statistics about chronic diseases and their associated determinants enables the monitoring of outcomes of interventions and health programs, and helps to assess the needs for health services ... Published 30 June 2009.

Relative needs index study, South Australia and New South Wales

The demand for public dental services exceeds the capacity of available resources. Services are therefore rationed by categorising them into those seeking emergency or general dental care and then, most ... Published 26 June 2009.

National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) 2009 collection data guide

This data guide has been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying data for the National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collection. It should be ... Published 23 June 2009.

Residential aged care in Australia 2007-08: a statistical overview

Residential aged care in Australia 2007-08: a statistical overview provides comprehensive statistical information on the 2,080 residential aged care homes and their 160,250 residents at 30 June 2008. The report ... Published 19 June 2009.

A picture of Australia's children 2009

This report delivers the latest information on how, as a nation, we are faring according to key indicators of child health, development and wellbeing. Death rates among children have fallen ... Published 17 June 2009.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS specifications: 2009-10: data dictionary, collection guidelines and validation processes

These guidelines have been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying the data for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS). ... Published 16 June 2009.

Injury severity scaling: a comparison of methods for measurement of injury severity

NISU uses a method to distinguish 'high threat to life' injuries from less serious injuries in some publications. The method is called the ICD-based Injury Severity Scaling (ICISS). This technical ... Published 15 June 2009.

Australian hospital statistics 2007-08

Australian hospital statistics 2007-08 presents a broad range of information on Australian public and private hospitals. In 2007-08 there were: 7.9 million hospitalisations , 60% of these were in public ... Published 10 June 2009.

Oral health of health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sectors

Health cardholders who visit a public dentist have a similar level of oral health and receive similar dental care as those who visit a private dentist. This publication presents findings ... Published 1 June 2009.

Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2007-08

Although SAAP agencies accommodate large numbers of people every day, they cannot always meet all the requests for SAAP accommodation. This report provides information about the level of unmet demand ... Published 28 May 2009.