Seq No. Metadata item Obligation Max occurs - Mental health non-government organisation grants cluster Mandatory 1 - Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9) Mandatory 1 - Available bed—overnight-stay admitted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Mandatory 1 - Available bed—residential mental health care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Mandatory 1 - Episode of residential care—number of episodes of residential care, total NNNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment (mental health)—recurrent expenditure (non-salary operating costs) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment (mental health)—recurrent expenditure (total salaries and wages) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provide by private hospitals that receive state and territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 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) (consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (diagnostic and health professionals), average N[NNN{.N}] 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) (mental health carer workers), average NNNN.NN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (mental health consumer and carer workers), average NNNN.NN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (mental health consumer workers), average NNNN.NN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (nurses), average NNNN.NN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (occupational therapists), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (other diagnostic and health professionals), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (other medical officers), average N[NNN{.N}] 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}] 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}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) (social workers), average N[NNN{.N}] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—number of separations (financial year), total N[NNNNN] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (administrative expenses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provide by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (Department of Veterans' Affairs funded), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (depreciation) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (domestic services) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (drug supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (food supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (interest payments) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (medical and surgical supplies) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other Commonwealth Government funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other patient revenue funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other recurrent expenditure) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other revenue funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (other state or territory funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (patient transport cost) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (recoveries funded expenditure), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (repairs and maintenance) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (administrative and clerical staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (consultant psychiatrists and psychiatrists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (domestic and other staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (enrolled nurses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (mental health carer workers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (mental health consumer workers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (occupational therapists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other diagnostic and health professionals) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other medical officers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (other personal care staff) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (psychiatry registrars and trainees)(financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (psychologists) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (registered nurses) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (salaries and wages) (social workers) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (state or territory health authority funded), total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (superannuation employer contributions) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—recurrent expenditure (visiting medical officer payments) (financial year), total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
Reporting of this data element is not compulsory for non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding.
However, these services are still encouraged to report this data where available.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—region identifier, X[X] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—region name, text XXX[X(57)] DSS specific information:
Mental health data collections are hierarchical in nature. An identical reporting structure, including region name, should be common between all mental health collections, including the Mental health establishments (MHE), Community mental health care (CMHC) and Residential mental health care (RMHC) NMDSs, the Mental Health National Outcomes and Casemix collection and any future mental health collections.
Mandatory 1 - Establishment—sector, code N Mandatory 1 - Establishment—service unit cluster identifier, XXXXX Mandatory 1 - Establishment—service unit cluster name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Hospital—hospital identifier, XXXXX Mandatory 1 - Hospital—hospital name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Mental health non-government organisation—grants to non-government organisations, total Australian currency N[N(8)] DSS specific information:
The scope of the Mental health establishments national minimum data set (MHE NMDS) is all Specialised mental health services managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Services funded wholly by the Australian Government are considered out-of-scope for the MHE NMDS.
Mandatory 1 - Mental health non-government organisation—service type, code N[N] DSS specific information:
The scope of the Mental health establishments national minimum data set (MHE NMDS) is all Specialised mental health services managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Services funded wholly by the Australian Government are considered out-of-scope for the MHE NMDS.
Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—carer representation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer committee representation arrangements, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—consumer representation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—organisation identifier, XXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—organisation name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—service delivery setting, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of formal complaints mechanism for carer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of formal complaints mechanism for consumer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of formal participation policy for carer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of formal participation policy for consumer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of regular carer experience surveys for carer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of regular consumer experience surveys for consumer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of regular discussion groups for carer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—use of regular discussion groups for consumer participation arrangements indicator, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service unit—implementation of National standards for mental health services status, code N DSS specific information:
Data should be reported against the National Standards for Mental Health Services 2010.
Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—admitted patient care program type, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—admitted patient service unit identifier, XXXXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—admitted patient service unit name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—ambulatory service unit identifier, XXXXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—ambulatory service unit name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—co-location with acute care hospital, code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—non-government non-profit indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—number of clients receiving services from an ambulatory mental health care service, total clients NNNNNN DSS specific information:
The total number of service contacts provided by an ambulatory mental health care service includes 'in-reach' mental health service contacts, that is, service contacts provided to patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute care hospitals, and residents in 24 hour staffed specialised residential mental health care services.
Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—number of hours staffed, average hours NN Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—number of service contacts provided to clients by an ambulatory mental health care service, total contacts NNNNNN Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residential service unit identifier, XXXXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—residential service unit name, text XXX[X(97)] 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 Act Regulation or related legislation), 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 (service development), 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—supported mental health housing places, total NNNNNN Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—target population group, code N Mandatory 4 - State or Territory Government—mental health services grants to non-government organisations by non-health departments, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Mandatory 1 
