Proportion of People Referred to PHN Commissioned Services Due to a Recent Suicide Attempt or Because They Were at Risk of Suicide Followed up Within 7 Days of Referral

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care: Primary Health Networks (PHN) Performance and Quality Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Mental Health

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of people referred to PHN commissioned services where suicide risk was identified at referral and were followed up within 7 days of referral

Numerator

Number of episodes that commenced in the reporting period where the Suicide Referral Flag was recorded as 'Yes' and where the first Service Contact was recorded as occurring within 7 days or less of the Referral Date

Denominator

Number of episodes that commenced in the reporting period where the Suicide Referral Flag was recorded as 'Yes'

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

PHN area

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

PHN reporting

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
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
Yes
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025