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KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 15J – Seclusion rate, 2022

Indicator Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Short name:Help on this termMHS PI 15J: Seclusion rate, 2022
METEOR identifier:Help on this term753269
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 06/09/2023

Description:Help on this term

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.

Rationale:Help on this term
  • The reduction, and where possible, elimination of seclusion in mental health services has been identified as a priority in the publication National safety priorities in mental health: a national plan for reducing harm (NMHWG 2005).
  • High levels of seclusion are widely regarded as inappropriate treatment, and may point to inadequacies in the functioning of the overall systems and risks to the safety of consumers receiving mental health care.
  • The use of seclusion in public sector mental health service organisations is regulated under legislation and/or policy of each jurisdiction.
Indicator set:Help on this term
Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services (Jurisdictional level version) (2022)

        Health, Superseded 06/09/2023

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:Help on this term

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

  • Seclusion data are compiled by state/territory data providers according to the specifications of the Mental health seclusion and restraint (SECREST) NBEDS. As such, data are subject to the concepts and definitions developed for the data set.
  • For the purpose of this indicator, when a mental health service organisation has more than one unit of a particular admitted patient care program, those units should be combined.
Computation:Help on this term

(Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 1,000

Numerator:Help on this term

Total number of seclusion events occurring within the reference period

Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Specialised mental health service—number of seclusion events, total number N[NNN]

NMDS / DSSHelp on this term

Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-

Denominator:Help on this term

Total number of accrued mental health care days within the reference period.

Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Establishment—accrued mental health care days, total N[N(7)]

NMDS / DSSHelp on this term

Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-

Disaggregation:Help on this term

Service variables: target population, remoteness.

Consumer attributes: nil.

Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Specialised mental health service—target population group, code N

NMDS / DSSHelp on this term

Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-

Data Element / Data Set

Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

NMDS / DSSHelp on this term

Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termRate
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termEpisode
Format:Help on this term

N[NN].N

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Help on this termSafety

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this term

National Health Reform Agreement

Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this term

State/territory health departments

Accountability:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Benchmark:Help on this term

State/territory level

Further data development / collection required:Help on this term

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.

Other issues caveats:Help on this term
  • The use of seclusion is governed by either legislation (a Mental Health Act or equivalent) or mandatory policy within each state and territory. The definitions used within the legislation and policies vary slightly between jurisdictions. These variations should be recognised in the interpretation of the indicator.
  • The duration of seclusion is an essential piece of information to align with an indicator of the rate or frequency of seclusion as it provides a better understanding of an organisation’s performance in relation to seclusion use and management. However, the capacity to collect information regarding duration of seclusion episodes varies substantially across jurisdictions. Work continues at a national level that will facilitate the development of a meaningful indicator of duration as it is likely to be easily skewed by outliers.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:Help on this term

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 Help on this term

Related metadata references:Help on this term
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

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