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Mental HealthNOCCData

Every request for mental healthNational Outcome Casemix Collection data will be evaluated separately on its merit by the Data Custodian. To prevent potential delays it is strongly recommended applicants spend time discussing their needs with the Data Custodian before submitting an application for data. See the contacts at:

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Please note that all requests for mental health NOCC data require DOHWA HREC approval.

NOCC data are collected across both inpatient and ambulatory settings and are available from 2005. These data should be requested in conjunction with mental health activity data. You will receive NOCC data related to each setting you have requested for activity data.

Request the variables you require below by clicking on the box on the left.

Request / Variable / Description
NOCC measures available
HoNOS Family
(HoNOS/HoNOS65+/HoNOSCA) / Health of Nation Outcome Scales
SDQ / Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
CGAS / Children’s Global Assessment Scale
LSP-16 / Abbreviated version of the Life Skills Profile
RUG-ADL / Resource Utilisation Groups – Activities of Daily Living Scale. For over 65s only.
Focus of Care / Focus of Care
K-10+ / Kessler-10 Plus
Patient Information
Gender
Age / Age on contact
Service data information
Subset Episode start date / MMYYYY
Start date of episode (also called referral date)
Subset Episode end date / MMYYYY
End date of episode (also called discharge date)
NOCC primary diagnosis / Primary diagnosis recorded for NOCC episode
Variables provided with all NOCC data
Rating date / NOCC rating date for Activation, Review or Discharge
Scale ID / Identifies the NOCC measure
Version / Version of instrument used
Setting / Inpatient or Outpatient
Stream / ChildAdolescent, Adult, Elderly
Status / Collection status of the measure, level of completeness
Reason for collection / Admission, Review, Discharge
Item responses / Answers to each item of for each of the measures
Encrypted IDs for NOCC / Episode ID, Collection Occasion ID, Instrument ID

Sensitive Variables

All of the variables below have been determined as sensitive by the Mental Health Data Custodian and therefore require written justification. Please provide this in the space in the table below. All items require DOHWA HREC approval.

Hospital Establishment codes and units of contact are considered identifying information, especially if they involve private establishments. Provision of these codes requires DOHWA HREC approval and/or hospital ethics approval. Approval from the Chief Executive of the area health service may also be required.

Request / Variable / Description
Legal status / Mental health legal status
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Unit of contact / Approval from AHS may be required
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Full episode start date / Start date of episode (also called referral date)
DDMMYYYY
Enter justification here
Full episode end date / End date of episode (also called discharge date)
DDMMYYYY
Enter justification here

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