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- 7.3 Options for access to unpublished data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
- 1 Introduction
- 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
- Appendixes