- Table QLD1: Indicators of mental health reform in Queensland
- Figure QLD1: Overall spending on mental health
- Figure QLD2: Change in spending mix
- Figure QLD3 : Changes in inpatient services
- Figure QLD4: Changes in ambulatory care
- Figure QLD5: Direct care workforce
- Figure QLD6: Inpatient and residential beds
- Figure QLD7: Trends in provision of public sector specialised beds - acute and non-acute beds per 100,000
- Figure QLD8: Readmission to hospital within 28 days of discharge
- Figure QLD9: Rates of pre-admission community care
- Figure QLD10: Rates of post-discharge community care
- Figure QLD11: Average treatment days per three month community care project
- Figure QLD12: Percentage of population receiving state or territory community mental health services
- Figure QLD13: Percentage of population receiving MBS-subsidised mental health services
- Figure QLD14: New clients as a proportion of total clients under the care of state or territory specialised public mental health services
- Figure QLD15: Mental health outcomes for people who receive treatment from state or territory services
- Figure QLD16: Proportion of total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer and carer workers
- Figure QLD17: Proportion of services reaching threshold standards of accreditation under the National Mental Health Standards
- Figure QLD18: Percentage of mental health consumers living in stable housing
Table QLD1: Indicators of mental health reform in Queensland
Table QLD1 is presented as 9 separate tables in this html version. It is a single table in the PDF version.Symbols used in table:
- 'n.a.' signifies that the indicator is not available because relevant national data were not collected.
- '..' indicates that the indicator is not applicable for the year on a comparable basis to other reported years.
- '-' indicates zero.
A. State government expenditure
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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State spending on mental health services ($millions) | 253 | 681 | 830 | 4,188 |
State spending per capita ($) | 82 | 161 | 187 | 189 |
Per capita spending rank (1=highest to 8=lowest) | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Average annual per capita spending growth since preceding milestone year (%) | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
B. Service mix
% total service expenditure | Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 |
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Community services | 22 | 50 | 56 | 55 |
Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals | 46 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Colocated general hospitals | 31 | 37 | 33 | 32 |
C. Inpatient services
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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Total hospital beds | 1,607 | 1,409 | 1,419 | 6,755 |
Per capita expenditure on inpatient care ($) | 64 | 79 | 77 | 81 |
Inpatient beds per 100,000 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Acute inpatient beds per 100,000 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
Non acute inpatient beds per 100,000 | 31.1 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 9.7 |
Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals as % of total beds | 66 | 27 | 26 | 31 |
Average cost per patient day ($) | 407 | 754 | 774 | 842 |
D. Community services
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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Ambulatory care - % total service expenditure | 21 | 43 | 47 | 41 |
Ambulatory care - per capita expenditure ($) | 18 | 68 | 82 | 74 |
NGOs - % total service expenditure | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
NGOs - per capita expenditure ($) | 1 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
Residential services - % total service expenditure | - | - | - | 6.0 |
Residential services - per capita expenditure ($) | 2.5 | - | - | 11 |
Residential services - adult beds per 100,000 - 24 hour staffed | - | - | - | 6.0 |
Residential services - adult beds per 100,000 - non-24 hour staffed | n.a. | - | - | 5.0 |
Residential services - older persons' beds per 100,000 - 24 hour staffed | - | - | - | 23 |
Residential services - older persons' beds per 100,000 - non-24 hour staffed | n.a. | - | - | 0.4 |
Supported public housing places per 100,000 | n.a. | 2 | 6 | 22 |
E. Direct care workforce
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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Number full-time equivalent (FTE) staff | 2,200 | 4,222 | 4,671 | 24,292 |
FTE per 100,000 | 72 | 100 | 103 | 108 |
FTE per 100,000 - ambulatory services | 14 | 44 | 50 | 47 |
F. Implementation of national service standards
% service expenditure covered by level 1 services:- Queensland
- 1992-93 - ..
- 2007-08 - 97
- 2010-11 - 99
- Australia 2010-11 - 84
G. Consumer and carer participation
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% services with level 1 consumer committee representation | 27 | 70 | 74 | 55 |
% total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer workers | n.a. | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.28 |
% total mental health workforce accounted for by carer workers | n.a. | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.18 |
H. Medicare subsidised mental health services
Queensland 1992-93 | Queensland 2007-08 | Queensland 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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% population seen - all MBS funded providers (psychiatrists, GPs, allied health) | n.a. | 4.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
% population seen - GPs | n.a. | 3.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
% population seen - consultant psychiatrists | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
% population seen - clinical psychologists | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
% population seen - registered psychologists and other allied health professionals | - | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Total MBS mental health related benefits paid per capita ($) | n.a. | 23 | 34 | 38 |
I. PBS-funded pharmaceuticals (including RPBS)
Total PBS/RPBS benefits paid per capita ($):- Queensland
- 1992-93 - 4
- 2007-08 - 33
- 2010-11 - 37
- Australia 2010-11 - 38 Top of page
Figure QLD1: Overall spending on mental health
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Per capita ($), constant prices 2010-11Queensland | National | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 82 | 97 |
1993-94 | 81 | 95 |
1994-95 | 84 | 99 |
1995-96 | 88 | 101 |
1996-97 | 98 | 108 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 106 | 112 |
1998-99 | 111 | 115 |
1999-2000 | 117 | 119 |
2000-01 | 120 | 123 |
2001-02 | 120 | 127 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 121 | 133 |
2003-04 | 123 | 138 |
2004-05 | 126 | 145 |
2005-06 | 134 | 153 |
2006-07 | 146 | 160 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 161 | 168 |
2008-09 | 166 | 172 |
2009-10 | 179 | 181 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 187 | 189 |
Figure QLD2: Change in spending mix
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Psych hospitals | General hospitals | Ambulatory | Residential | NGO | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 39 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 39 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 6 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 21 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 8 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 20 | 58 | 68 | 0 | 11 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 20 | 57 | 82 | 0 | 15 |
Figure QLD3 : Changes in inpatient services
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Expenditure (%) | FTE (%) | Beds (%) | Days (%) | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993-94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
1994-95 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -6 |
1995-96 | 2 | 0 | -8 | -12 |
1996-97 | 11 | 3 | -11 | -12 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 13 | 5 | -15 | -14 |
1998-99 | 16 | 4 | -19 | -17 |
1999-2000 | 18 | 6 | -18 | -22 |
2000-01 | 24 | 8 | -21 | -21 |
2001-02 | 22 | 18 | -20 | -21 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 25 | 12 | -18 | -23 |
2003-04 | 29 | 15 | -17 | -18 |
2004-05 | 33 | 16 | -16 | -15 |
2005-06 | 48 | 24 | -14 | -9 |
2006-07 | 52 | 25 | -13 | -10 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 68 | 34 | -12 | -9 |
2008-09 | 67 | 34 | -13 | -9 |
2009-10 | 71 | 28 | -12 | -9 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 74 | 34 | -12 | -8 |
Figure QLD4: Changes in ambulatory care
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Expenditure (%) | FTE (%) | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 0 | 0 |
1993-94 | 6 | 6 |
1994-95 | 27 | 21 |
1995-96 | 76 | 53 |
1996-97 | 95 | 72 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 116 | 86 |
1998-99 | 146 | 110 |
1999-2000 | 170 | 130 |
2000-01 | 177 | 141 |
2001-02 | 186 | 157 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 197 | 173 |
2003-04 | 210 | 193 |
2004-05 | 234 | 208 |
2005-06 | 274 | 235 |
2006-07 | 365 | 288 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 432 | 336 |
2008-09 | 482 | 372 |
2009-10 | 557 | 390 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 578 | 440 |
Figure QLD5: Direct care workforce
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Queensland | National | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 72 | 80 |
1993-94 | 71 | 78 |
1994-95 | 71 | 79 |
1995-96 | 73 | 79 |
1996-97 | 76 | 82 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 78 | 81 |
1998-99 | 79 | 84 |
1999-2000 | 81 | 85 |
2000-01 | 83 | 86 |
2001-02 | 89 | 90 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 86 | 91 |
2003-04 | 87 | 93 |
2004-05 | 87 | 95 |
2005-06 | 90 | 99 |
2006-07 | 93 | 102 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 100 | 103 |
2008-09 | 101 | 105 |
2009-10 | 97 | 105 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 103 | 108 |
Figure QLD6: Inpatient and residential beds
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Beds per 100,000 populationQld acute | Qld non-acute | Qld residential | National all bed types | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 21 | 31 | 0 | 50 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 19 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 18 | 17 | 2 | 41 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 17 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 16 | 16 | 0 | 40 |
Figure QLD7: Trends in provision of public sector specialised beds - acute and non-acute beds per 100,000
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Acute | Non-acute | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 21 | 31 |
1993-94 | 21 | 30 |
1994-95 | 20 | 27 |
1995-96 | 19 | 26 |
1996-97 | 19 | 23 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 19 | 21 |
1998-99 | 18 | 19 |
1999-2000 | 18 | 19 |
2000-01 | 19 | 17 |
2001-02 | 19 | 16 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 18 | 17 |
2003-04 | 18 | 17 |
2004-05 | 18 | 17 |
2005-06 | 17 | 18 |
2006-07 | 17 | 17 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 17 | 17 |
2008-09 | 16 | 16 |
2009-10 | 16 | 16 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 16 | 16 |
Figure QLD8: Readmission to hospital within 28 days of discharge
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2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 19.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 16.3 |
National | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
Figure QLD9: Rates of pre-admission community care
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2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 33 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 33 |
National | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
Figure QLD10: Rates of post-discharge community care
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2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 45 | 50 | 52 | 44 | 46 | 53 |
National | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 |
Figure QLD11: Average treatment days per three month community care project
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2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
National | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Figure QLD12: Percentage of population receiving state or territory community mental health services
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2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
National | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Figure QLD13: Percentage of population receiving MBS-subsidised mental health services
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2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |
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Queensland | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
National | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Figure QLD14: New clients as a proportion of total clients under the care of state or territory specialised public mental health services
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2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Queensland | 45.5 | 45.6 |
National | 40.4 | 40.1 |
Figure QLD15: Mental health outcomes for people who receive treatment from state or territory services
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No significant change | Significant deterioration | Significant improvement | |
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People discharged from hospital | 20 | 6 | 74 |
People discharged from community care | 36 | 5 | 59 |
People in ongoing community care | 54 | 16 | 31 |
Figure QLD16: Proportion of total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer and carer workers
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Qld consumer workers | Qld carer workers | National both | |
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2002-03 End 2nd plan | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.35 |
2003-04 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.37 |
2004-05 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.36 |
2005-06 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.37 |
2006-07 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.38 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
2008-09 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.42 |
2009-10 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.46 |
Figure QLD17: Proportion of services reaching threshold standards of accreditation under the National Mental Health Standards, 2010-11
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Queensland | National | |
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Level 1 - meets all standards | 99.2 | 84.0 |
Level 2 - meets some standards | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Level 3 - review booked/ in progress | 0.5 | 4.3 |
Level 4 - does not meet criteria for levels 1-3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
Figure QLD18: Percentage of mental health consumers living in stable housing
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2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
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Qld 15-64 years | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 |
Qld 65+ years | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 |
National 15-64 years | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
National 65+ years | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 |