KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 16J – Restraint rate, 2024
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | MHS PI 16J: Restraint rate, 2024 |
METEOR identifier: | 783669 |
Registration status: | Health, Recorded 07/03/2024 |
Description: | The number of restraint 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 Restraint rate, 2021– (Service level) using terminology consistent with the National Health Data Dictionary. There are no technical differences in the calculation methodologies between the Service level version and the Jurisdictional level version of this indicator. |
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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 (SECREST NBEDS). Methodology: Reference period for 2024 performance reporting: 2023–24
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Computation: | (Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 1,000 |
Numerator: | Total number of mechanical restraint events occurring within the reference period. Total number of physical restraint 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 restraint data at the national level occurs via the 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: | NMHPSC (National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee) (2013). Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services, 3rd edn. Canberra: NMHPSC. NMHWG (National Mental Health Working Group) (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 16J – Restraint rate, 2023 Health, Standard 06/09/2023 |