Seq No. Metadata item Obligation Max occurs - Episode of residential care—number of episodes of residential care, total N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Establishment (mental health)—full-time equivalent staff (paid), total N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: Must be supplied if the sub-categories cannot be supplied. Can also be supplied if the sub-categories are supplied.Conditional 1 - Establishment (mental health)—recurrent expenditure (non-salary operating costs) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment (mental health)—recurrent expenditure (total salaries and wages) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Optional 1 - Establishment—accrued mental health care days, total N[N(7)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (administrative and clerical staff), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (carer consultants), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (consumer consultants), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (diagnostic and health professionals), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (domestic and other staff), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (enrolled nurses), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (occupational therapists), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
Occupational therapists are included when calculating all diagnostic and health professionals.
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (other diagnostic and health professionals), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (other medical officers), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
Other medical officers are included when calculating salaried medical officers.
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (other personal care staff), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (psychiatry registrars and trainees), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (psychologists), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
Psychologists are included when calculating diagnostic and health professionals.
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (registered nurses), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (salaried medical officers), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
Mental health establishments NMDS:
This data element should be derived from the following
Consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists
Medical officers who are registered to practise psychiatry under the relevant State or Territory Medical Registration Board; or who are fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or registered with Health Insurance Commission as a specialist in Psychiatry.
Psychiatry registrars and trainees
Medial officers who are formal trainees within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Postgraduate Training Program.
Other medical officers
Medical officers employed or engaged by the organisation who are neither registered as psychiatrists within the State or Territory nor formal trainees within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Postgraduate Training Program.
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Optional 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (social workers), average N[NNN{.N}] DSS specific information:
For the Mental health establishments national minimum data set reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2004) NNNNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—number of available beds for admitted patients/residents, average N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—number of separations (financial year), total N[NNNNN] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—organisation identifier (state/territory), NNNNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (administrative expenses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (Department of Veterans' Affairs funded), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (depreciation) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (domestic services) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (drug supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: Must be supplied if the sub-categories cannot be supplied. Can also be supplied if the sub-categories are supplied.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (food supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (interest payments) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (medical and surgical supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (National Mental Health Strategy funded), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other Commonwealth Government funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other patient revenue funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other recurrent expenditure) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other revenue funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other state or territory funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (patient transport cost) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (recoveries funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (repairs and maintenance) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (administrative and clerical staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (carer consultants) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (consumer consultants) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (diagnostic and health professionals) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: Must be supplied if the sub-categories cannot be supplied. Can also be supplied if the sub-categories are supplied.
This data element should be derived from the salaries and wages paid to occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and other diagnostic and health professionals.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (domestic and other staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (enrolled nurses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (occupational therapists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other diagnostic and health professionals) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other medical officers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other personal care staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (psychiatry registrars and trainees)(financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (psychologists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (registered nurses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (salaried medical officers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
This data element should be derived from the salaries and wages paid to consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars and trainees and other medical officers.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (social workers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition 1: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
Obligation condition 2: If this data element cannot be supplied, the total salaries and wages for diagnostic and health professionals must be.
Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (state or territory health authority funded), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (superannuation employer contributions) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (visiting medical officer payments) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Establishment—region identifier, X[X] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—sector, code N DSS specific information:
CODE 2 is to be used for private hospitals and residential mental health care services operated by non-government organisations. Code 2 will mean 'private' for specialised mental health services with a service setting of 'admitted' and 'non-government organisation' for specialised mental health services with a service setting of 'residential'.
Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—accommodation services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—advocacy services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer participation arrangements status (carer consultants employed), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer participation arrangements status (carer satisfaction surveys), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer participation arrangements status (formal complaints mechanism), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer participation arrangements status (formal participation policy), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer participation arrangements status (regular discussion groups), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—community awareness/health promotion services grants to non-government organisations (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer committee representation arrangements, code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer participation arrangements (consumer consultants employed), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer participation arrangements (consumer satisfaction surveys), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer participation arrangements (formal complaints mechanism), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer participation arrangements (formal participation policy), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer participation arrangements (regular discussion groups), code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—counselling services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—independent living skills support services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—other and unspecified services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Activities or programs for which the grant has been provided must have a primary function of providing treatment, rehabilitation or community health and related support targeted towards people with a mental disorder or psychiatric disability. Therefore, grants provided, for example, for research into mental health, are not included.
Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—pre-vocational training services grants for non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—psychosocial support services grants for non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—recreation services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—respite services grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—self-help support groups services grants for non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service unit—implementation of National standards for mental health services status, code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service—admitted patient care program type, code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 - Specialised mental health service—co-location with acute care hospital, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—number of hours staffed, average hours NN Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—number of supported public housing places, total N[N(5)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (academic positions), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (education and training), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (insurance), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (mental health promotion), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (mental health research), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (other indirect expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (patient transport services), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (program administration), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (property leasing costs), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (superannuation), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (support services), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residual expenditure (workers compensation), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—service setting, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—target population group, code N DSS specific information:
Obligation condition: reporting of this data element is optional for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.Conditional 1 
