KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 15J – Seclusion rate, 2022
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Indicator |
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Indicator type:![]() | Indicator |
Short name:![]() | MHS PI 15J: Seclusion rate, 2022 |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 753269 |
Registration status:![]() | Health, Superseded 06/09/2023 |
Description:![]() | The number of seclusion events per 1,000 patient days within public acute admitted patient specialised mental health service units. NOTE: This specification has been adapted from the indicator Seclusion rate, 2021– (Service level) using terminology consistent with the National Health Data Dictionary. There are technical differences in the scope of services between the Service level version and the Jurisdictional level version of this indicator. Caution should be taken to ensure the correct methodology is followed. |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Computation description:![]() | Coverage/Scope: State/territory public acute admitted patient mental health service units in-scope for reporting in accordance with the Mental health seclusion and restraint National best endeavours data set (NBEDS). Methodology: Reference period for 2022 performance reporting: 2021–22
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Computation:![]() | (Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 1,000 |
Numerator:![]() | Total number of seclusion events occurring within the reference period |
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Denominator:![]() | Total number of accrued mental health care days within the reference period. |
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Disaggregation:![]() | Service variables: target population, remoteness. Consumer attributes: nil. |
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Representational attributes | |
Representation class:![]() | Rate |
Data type:![]() | Real |
Unit of measure:![]() | Episode |
Format:![]() | N[NN].N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions:![]() | Safety |
Accountability attributes | |
Reporting requirements:![]() | National Health Reform Agreement |
Organisation responsible for providing data:![]() | State/territory health departments |
Accountability:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Benchmark:![]() | State/territory level |
Further data development / collection required:![]() | Collection of seclusion data at the national level occurs via the Mental Health Seclusion and Restraint National best endeavours data set (SECREST NBEDS). Data on the characteristics of the consumers subject to seclusion is not currently available. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents:![]() | National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee 2013. Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services, 3rd edn. Canberra: NMHPC. National Mental Health Working Group (NMHWG) 2005. National safety priorities in mental health: a national plan for reducing harm, Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 15J – Seclusion rate, 2021 Health, Superseded 16/09/2022 Has been superseded by KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 15J – Seclusion rate, 2023 Health, Standard 06/09/2023 |