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Mental health services in Australia 2005-06Mental health series no. 10Mental health services in Australia 2005-06 is the ninth in the series of AIHW's comprehensive annual reports on the characteristics and activity of Australia's mental health services. Details from a wide range of data sources for the 2005-06 period are presented, together with changes over time. Information on mental health care provided by a range of services is detailed. Included are ambulatory services (such as community-based services, emergency departments, private psychiatrists, allied health professionals and general practitioners), hospital and residential services and other services (such as supported accommodation services) In addition, information is provided on mental health-related prescriptions and mental health resources such as facilities, workforce and expenditure. Where possible, comprehensive data are provided for each state and territory, and comparisons are made between population groups (including Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and overseas-born and Australian-born people). This report is a useful resource for health planners, policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and others with an interest in mental health in Australia. Authored by AIHW. Published 6 August 2008; ISSN 1443-6795; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 797 9; AIHW cat. no. HSE 56; 254pp.; $34.00 |
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Elective surgery in Australia: new measures of accessAccess to elective surgery in public hospitals is of interest to health providers, policy makers and the general public. This report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services in Australia using combined admitted patient and elective surgery waiting times data. Authored by AIHW. Published 11 June 2008; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 793 1; AIHW cat. no. HSE 57; 88pp.; $28.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2006-07Health services series no. 31Australian hospital statistics 2006-07 continues the comprehensive reporting of statistics on Australian hospitals by the AIHW. The publication presents a detailed overview of public and private hospital activity in 2006-07 with summaries of changes over time. Statistics presented on admitted patient care include information on patient diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay, and waiting times for elective surgery. Emergency department activity statistics include information on triage categories, waiting times and the duration of care. Clinic level information on outpatient care is also presented. A range of hospital performance indicators are reported as well as information on public hospital expenditure, resources and bed numbers. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in Australia's hospitals. Authored by AIHW. Published 30 May 2008; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 790 0; AIHW cat. no. HSE 55; 400pp.; $42.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2005-06Health services series no. 30Australian Hospital Statistics 2005-06 provides a thirteenth year in the AIHW's comprehensive annual reporting of statistics on Australia's hospitals. Detailed information is presented on hospital care and hospitals in 2005-06, as are summaries of changes over time and comparisons between public and private hospitals. Included are statistics on admissions to public and private hospitals in 2005-06, covering the age and sex of patients diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay and waiting times for elective surgery. The publication presents statistics on emergency department presentations to selected public hospitals in 2005-06 covering the age and sex of patients, triage categories, waiting times and duration of care. Also included are statistics on outpatient clinic activity in selected public hospitals in 2005-06. The statistics presented on hospitals include hospital expenditure, revenue and bed numbers, and a range of hospital performance indicators reported using the National Health Performance Framework. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in the Australian hospital system. Authored by AIHW. Published 31 May 2007; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 690 3; AIHW cat. no. HSE 50; 394pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Mental health services in Australia 2004-05Mental health series no. 9'Mental health services in Australia 2004-05' is the eighth in the series of AIHW's comprehensive annual reports on the characteristics and activity of Australia's mental health services. Details from a wide range of data sources for the 2004-05 period are presented, as are changes over time. Information on mental health care provided by a range of services--including ambulatory services (such as community-based services, emergency departments, private psychiatrists and general practitioners), hospital and residential services, and other services (such as supported accommodation services)--is detailed. In addition, information is provided on mental health-related prescriptions, and mental health resources such as facilities, workforce and expenditure. Where possible, comprehensive data are provided for each state and territory, and comparisons are made between population groups (including Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and overseas-born and Australian-born people). This report is a useful resource for health planners, policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and others with an interest in mental health in Australia. Authored by AIHW. Published 27 April 2007; ISSN 1443-6795; AIHW cat. no. HSE 47; 250pp.; $30.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2004-05Health services series no. 26Australian hospital statistics 2004-05 continues the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's series of summary reports describing the characteristics and activity of Australia's hospitals. It presents an overview of hospitals and hospital activity in Australia, further data on public hospitals, hospital performance indicator data, information on non-admitted patient care provided in public hospital emergency departments, and summary data on elective surgery waiting times for patients admitted to public hospitals. Authored by AIHW. Published 31 May 2006; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 572 2; AIHW cat. no. HSE 41; 370pp.; $40.00 |
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Juvenile justice in Australia 2000-01 to 2003-04Juvenile justice series no. 1The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has worked with the Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators (AJJA) to develop nationally consistent data on juvenile justice supervision in the form of the Juvenile Justice national minimum data set (NMDS). The Juvenile Justice NMDS is based on the experience of the young person within juvenile justice supervision, making it somewhat different to other criminal justice collections that focus on legal orders. The data in this first report of the new NMDS cover the period 2000-01 to 2003-04, with the main focus of findings being on the latest year. Authored by AIHW. Published 22 February 2006; ISSN 1833-3230; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 542 5; AIHW cat. no. JUV 1; 156pp.; $25.00 |
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Mental health services in Australia 2003-04Mental health series no. 8This is a detailed report on Australia's mental health services which includes a wide range of data to provide a picture of the range of mental health-related services provided in the health and community services sectors. Included for the first time is information on mental health-related supported accommodation services from the AIHW's Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection. Authored by AIHW. Published 21 December 2005; ISSN 1443-6795; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 523 4; AIHW cat. no. HSE 40; 324pp.; $30.00 |
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Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health CareMental health series no. 7The report presents the Institute's most comprehensive evaluation to date of the data collected for the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care. The evaluation assesses the quality and utility of the data set to determine its suitability as to current requirements and to identify changes required to improve data quality and comparability. Detailed information is presented on the data provided for each data element and the extent to which these data are provided in accordance with specifications published in the National Health Data Dictionary. This report is a useful resource for health information managers, researchers, state and territory data providers and all users of data based on this National Minimum Data Set. Authored by AIHW. Published 22 July 2005; ISSN 1443 6795; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 481 7; AIHW cat. no. HSE 38; 148pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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National comorbidity initiative: a review of data collections relating to people with coexisting substance use and mental health disordersDrug statistics series no. 14Under Australia's National Illicit Drug Strategy, a National Comorbidity Initiative was established to improve service coordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders. A priority area under this Initiative is to improve data systems and collections methods within the mental health and alcohol and other drug sectors to manage comorbidity more effectively. This project, commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, identifies, reviews and reports on the current state of data collections relating to people with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders ('comorbidity') in Australia. Authored by AIHW. Published 9 June 2005; ISSN 1442-7230; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 469 5; AIHW cat. no. PHE 60; 257pp.; FREE |