Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18
Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20
Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21
Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22
Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23
Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24
Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Admitted patient care NMDS 2024–25
Health, Qualified 08/09/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2024 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2018-19
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: For the purposes of the Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS, this data element relates to the usual address of the client.
Cardiovascular disease (clinical) NBPDS
Health, Standard 17/10/2018 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient. The postcode can also be used in association with the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index (Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia (CD-ROM)) to derive socio-economic disadvantage, which is associated with cardiovascular risk. People from lower socio-economic groups are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those from higher socio-economic groups. In 1997, people aged 25 - 64 living in the most disadvantaged group of the population died from cardiovascular disease at around twice the rate of those living in the least disadvantaged group (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2001. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases- Australian facts 2001.). This difference in death rates has existed since at least the 1970s.
Disability Services NMDS 2017–18
Disability, Superseded 05/07/2019 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice. The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]').
Disability Services NMDS 2018–19
Disability, Standard 05/07/2019 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this data element is collected twice. The first occurrence refers to the postcode of the location of the service type outlet address and not the postal address. If the service type outlet is provided in the person’s home, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered, not that of the person. If recreation services are provided in various locations, the postcode of the service base from which the provider operates is to be entered. The second occurrence refers to the postcode of a service user's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average). This is intended to capture the postcode of the 'geographic location' of a person, not their postal address postcode. The service user’s postcode must relate to their selected 'residential setting' (as captured in 'Person—residential setting, accommodation type (NDA) code N[N]').
Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2018
Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2018
Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2019
Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2020
Early Childhood, Superseded 25/10/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2021
Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2022
Early Childhood, Superseded 15/08/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e. via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2023
Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 DSS specific information: This item should be collected twice: once for the child and once for the early childhood education and care service. Child Should be reported for the usual residence of the child’s parent or guardian. Do not report the post office box postcode or other non-residential address of the child’s parent or guardian. Early childhood education and care service Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. If the early childhood education program is received in a home-based setting (i.e., via distance education programs such as school of the air or e-Kindy), then the location of the service provider delivering the program should be used as the basis for the address, rather than the home-based setting.
Emergency service care NBEDS 2022–23
Health, Superseded 07/02/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21
Health, Retired 13/10/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, this data element is reported twice, for: - the service's physical address
- the service's postal address.
Juvenile Justice Order file cluster
Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022 DSS specific information: This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision. Guide for Use A Suburb/Town/Locality may be a town, city, suburb or commonly used location name such as a large agricultural property or Aboriginal community. The name should be spelt correctly and consistently and should not be a youth justice detention facility. Enter ‘UNKNOWN’ where the locality name or geographic area is not known. Enter ‘NO FIXED ADDRESS’ where the young person has no fixed address or is homeless. Suburb/Town/Locality should be sourced from the Australia Post Standard postcode file for the relevant year, available on the Australia Post website.
Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2020–21
Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2021–22
Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2022–23
Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2023–24
Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2024–25
Health, Qualified 08/09/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2024 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient.
Public dental waiting times NMDS 2018-2022
Health, Superseded 08/02/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: In the PDWT NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of a person's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average).
Public dental waiting times NMDS 2022–
Health, Standard 08/02/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 DSS specific information: In the PDWT NMDS, this data element refers to the postcode of a person's usual residence ('usual' means 4 or more days per week on average).
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2019-
Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Conditional obligation: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients. DSS specific information: In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is reported twice, for:
Youth Justice Detention file cluster
Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 DSS specific information: This item is collected twice: once for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice detention and once for the youth detention centre. This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision. Guide for Use Use the Australian Post postcode file. Leave the field blank if: - the last known home address is unknown
- the last known home address is outside Australia
- the young person had no fixed address.
Suburb and postcode information From July 2020, an all-inclusive list of postcodes and suburbs will be used to check postcodes in the YJ NMDS. This list consists of unique postcodes and suburbs across all current and historical versions of postcode data purchased by the AIHW. For the most current list of valid postcodes and suburbs, go to http://www.postconnect.com.au/postcode-data.
Youth Justice Order file cluster
Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 DSS specific information: This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision. Guide for Use Use the Australian Post postcode file. Leave the field blank if: - the last known home address is unknown
- the last known home address is outside Australia
- the young person had no fixed address.
Suburb and postcode information From July 2020, an all-inclusive list of postcodes and suburbs will be used to check postcodes in the YJ NMDS. This list consists of unique postcodes and suburbs across all current and historical versions of postcode data purchased by the AIHW. For the most current list of valid postcodes and suburbs, go to http://www.postconnect.com.au/postcode-data.
Youth Justice Order file cluster
Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022 DSS specific information: This item is collected for the young person’s last known home address before entering youth justice supervision. Guide for Use Use the Australian Post postcode file. Leave the field blank if: - the last known home address is unknown
- the last known home address is outside Australia
- the young person had no fixed address.
Postcode should be sourced from the Australia Post Standard postcode file for the relevant year, available on the Australia Post website.
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