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New screener tools

Three new screeners have been incorporated into NADAbase that have the potential to enhance client care. The screeners are attached to each client episode to further inform care planning in relation to the issues of suicide risk, domestic and family violence, and blood borne virus and sexual health.

Suicide risk
Drawn from the Suicide Assessment Kit project developed by NDARC, this screener provides specific questions around current suicide risk and advice on assessing risk, AOD worker approach and care planning based on client responses embedded in NADAbase. To download the form, including support resources referred to throughout the screener, follow the links:
Suicide screener form [DOCX]
The suicide assessment kit
Suicide and self harm prevention policy [DOCX]

Domestic and family violence
Currently developed with the gendered-nature of domestic and family violence in mind, the screener will be made available to those organisations who work specifically with women and who have engaged in the NADA domestic family violence training. Further work is being undertaken to broaden the screener to male and LGBTIQ clients. To download the form, including support resources referred to throughout the screener, follow the links:
Domestic and family violence screener form [DOCX]
Policy template
Domestic violence safety assessment tool [PDF]
Identifying and responding to domestic violence policy template for guidance
Charmed and dangerous resource [PDF]

Blood borne virus and sexual health
Is designed to identify whether clients attending AOD specialist services have had access to testing for BBVs and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and/or access to treatment. Information links to support testing services are included to serve as prompts for workers to consider testing and treatment as part of a client’s care plan. To download the form, including support resources referred to throughout the screener, follow the links:
Blood borne violence screener form [DOCX]
Heps A,B,C factsheet [PDF]
HIV factsheet STIs and safe sex [PDF]

NADAbase training and support

Learn how to use NADAbase with the online tutorial.

NADAbase data dictionary
This guide provides definitions and descriptions of data elements, guidelines for collection and submission, and specifications for the building of companion systems and importing functionality.

NADAbase data dictionary—May 2019 [PDF]

NADAbase data snapshot: includes both client demographic and outcome data
The data snapshot provides useful and timely data from across the non government alcohol and drug treatment sector and can be used as an effective benchmarking tool for your organisation.

NADAbase snapshot for July 2018 to June 2019 [PDF]
NADAbase snapshot for July 2017 to June 2018 [PDF]
NADAbase snapshot for July 2016 to June 2017 [PDF]
NADAbase snapshot for July 2015 to June 2016 [PDF]
NADAbase snapshot for September 2010 to June 2015 [PDF]

Alcohol and Other Drug National Minimum Data Set (NMDS & MDS)
The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS NMDS), overseen by the Australian Government Department of Health is the national collection of a defined set of treatment data elements agreed upon by all states and territories. The NMDS is a subset of the agreed NSW Minimum Data Set for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (NSW MDS DATS) which has several additional items.
NSW National Minimum Data Set for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services [PDF]
Statistical Linkage Key (SLK-581) [PDF]

Outcomes Measures System (COMS)
NADAbase COMS assists with the measuring of the client outcomes in non-government drug and alcohol organisations in NSW. Determining the treatment outcomes data collection set (2009) [PDF] provides the rationale for the selection of measures included in NADAbase, with questions falling into four domains:

Background reports to the COMS project
Client outcome management system (COMS): Data report (2013) [PDF]
A review of screening, assessment and outcome measures for drug and alcohol settings (2009) [PDF]
NGO drug and alcohol and mental health information management project baseline evaluation (2009) [PDF]
NGO drug and alcohol and mental health information management project pilot evaluation (2011) [PDF]

COMS user guide and resources
COMS user guide [PDF]
COMS questionnaire form [DOCX]
COMS client instructions [DOCX]
Standard drinks chart [PDF]
Followback: client instructions [DOCX]
Followback: staff instructions [DOCX]
Followback: eExample calendar [DOCX]
Followback: MSWord template [DOCX]
Followback: PDF template [PDF]

Privacy protection and client consent

Forms for staff outlining requirements of privacy protection and client consent:
Privacy and consent for clients [DOCX]
Data reporting agreement [DOCX]