As part of our program of work with the Adelaide and Country SA Primary Health Networks (PHN), NCETA is examining AOD treatment service utilisation at Statistical Area Levels 3 and 4 in South Australia to inform the development, provision and funding of needs- and evidence-based AOD services within each respective PHN geographical region. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) defines:
- Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) – represent regions of between approximately 30,000 and 130,000 people. The SA3 boundaries reflect a combination of informal regions and existing administrative regions such as State Government Regions in rural areas and Local Government Areas in urban areas.
- Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) – generally have populations of over 100,000 people. They are the largest sub-State regions in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard and provide the best sub-State socio-economic breakdown.
In undertaking this work, NCETA is examining the following datasets:
- Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) informal contact data 2015
- South Australian Admitted Patient Activity (Hospital Separations) 2015-2016
- South Australia Health Emergency Department Data Collection (presentations) 2015-2016
- Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Dataset (AODTS-NMDS) 2015-2016
NCETA will provide the South Australian PHNs with a summary report including a brief description of the datasets analysed, key findings describing patterns of AOD treatment service utilisation, and the implications for future AOD treatment service provision.
