Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso title pages
    • Contents
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
  • Body content
    • 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 How to use this document
      • 1.2 Why do we need a national collection?
      • 1.3 Brief history of the national collection
      • 1.4 Roles and responsibilities
    • 2 Scope of the AODTS–NMDS
      • 2.1 Which agencies?
      • 2.2 Which clients?
      • 2.3 Which activities?
    • 3 What's new for 2011–12?
      • 3.1 Changes in 2011–12
      • 3.2 Key findings from the Review report
    • 4 AODTS data items
      • 4.1 Overview of data items in the NMDS
      • 4.2 Key definitions
      • 4.3 Establishment-level items
      • 4.4 Episode-level items
      • 4.5 Summary of data element changes
    • 5 Collection procedures, data quality and validation checks
      • 5.1 Collation of the national data set
      • 5.2 Data transfer
      • 5.3 Data quality
      • 5.4 AIHW validation checks
    • 6 AODTS–NMDS privacy and data principles
      • 6.1 Introduction
      • 6.2 Relevant background material
      • 6.3 Responsibilities and principles
    • 7 Data release guidelines for the AODTS–NMDS
      • 7.1 Purpose
      • 7.2 Background
      • 7.3 Options for access to unpublished data
      • 7.4 Requests to AIHW for summarised national data
      • 7.5 Requests to AIHW for access to unit record data in the national database
      • 7.6 Requests to states and territories for summarised or unit record data
      • 7.7 Requests from states and territories for the full data extract including Non-Government Organisation Treatment Grants Program agency data
      • 7.8 Requests from the AODTS–NMDS Working Group to explore data at meetings
      • 7.9 AIHW charging policy for ad hoc information services
      • 7.10 Data access forms
      • 7.11 Other alcohol and other drug data
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: A history of data element changes
      • Appendix 2: Members of the IGCD AODTS–NMDS Working Group
      • Appendix 3: Australian Standard Geographical Classification
      • Appendix 4: Standard Australian Classification of Countries
      • Appendix 5: Australian Standard Classification of Languages
      • Appendix 6: Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern
      • Appendix 7: Steps for protecting privacy
      • Appendix 8: Privacy and the AIHW
      • Appendix 9: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Data Principles
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes