Alcohol and other drug treatment services 2002-03: Guidelines for collection of the National Minimum Data Set

Alcohol and other drug treatment services 2002-03: Guidelines for collection of the National Minimum Data Set

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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). It should be particularly useful to staff in Commonwealth, State and Territory departments, and alcohol and other drug treatment agency staff directly involved in the collection and reporting of the data set.

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Published 6 September 2002; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 202 8; AIHW cat. no. HSE 21; 118pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (137K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (149K PDF)
      1. Why do we need a national collection?
      2. Brief history of the national collection
      3. Roles and responsibilities
    2. Scope of the AODTS-NMDS (95K PDF)
      1. Which agencies?
      2. Which clients?
      3. Which activities?
    3. What's new for 2002-03? (125K PDF)
      1. Treatment episodes reported by all jurisdictions
      2. Changes to existing data elements
    4. The data elements - in brief (161K PDF)
      1. Establishment-level data elements
      2. Client-level data elements
      3. Supporting data element concepts
    5. Collection procedures and data quality (169K PDF)
      1. Collation of the national data set
      2. Data transfer
      3. Data quality
    6. AIHW validation checks (145K PDF)
      1. AIHW validation checks
    7. Privacy and confidentiality of data (151K PDF)
      1. Privacy - an introduction
      2. Privacy and the AIHW
  • End matter (327K PDF)
    • References 
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A: IGCD NMDS Working Group
      • Appendix B: Data definitions - NHDD extracts
      • Appendix C: Notes on ABS classifications
      • Appendix D: Common methods of use for selected drugs of concern
      • Appendix E: Extract of information Privacy Principles from the Privacy Act 1988.
        Some detail on the National Privacy Principles (for private sector organisations)