Rates of Follow-Up After Suicide Attempt/Self-Harm
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
The Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Setting-Specific Domain
Follow-Up
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of presentations to hospital for which there was a follow-up in the community within an appropriate period.
Numerator
Presentations to hospital for Suicide Attempt/Self-Harm for which there was a follow-up in the community within an appropriate period (inferred).
Denominator
Presentations to hospital for Suicide Attempt/Self-Harm (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
State/territory, sex, age groups and Indigenous status
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Data linkage of state and territory clinical mental health and patient administration systems
Frequency of Data Collection
Proposed indicator
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Proposed indicator. This indicator requires developmental work to confirm methodology and feasibility
Reporting Frequency
Proposed indicator
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Not Assigned
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 11 June 2026