Table of contents

  • Preliminary material (11K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
  • Sections
    • Background (44K PDF)
    • What is an NMDS?
    • Justification for the NMDS
    • An overview of the NMDS data elements
      • Establishment level
      • Patient level
    • Three steps for collection of the NMDS
    • Key considerations for health authorities and service providers
    • Scope of the NMDS collection
    • Supply of data to AIHW
    • Future data development
    • References
  • End matter
    • Appendix A: Data definitions (69K PDF)
      • Cessation of treatment
      • Client type
      • Commencement of treatment
      • Country of birth
      • Date of birth
      • Date of commencement of treatment
      • Establishment identifier
      • Establishment number
      • Establishment type
      • Geographic location of establishment (79K PDF)
      • Indigenous status
      • Injecting drug use
      • Method of use for principal drug of concern
      • Other drugs of concern
      • Person identifier
      • Preferred language
      • Principal drug of concern
      • Region code
      • Sex
      • Source of referral to alcohol and other drug treatment service
      • State identifier