- Table NT1: Indicators of mental health reform in Northern Territory
- Figure NT1: Overall spending on mental health
- Figure NT2: Change in spending mix
- Figure NT3 : Changes in inpatient services
- Figure NT4: Changes in ambulatory care
- Figure NT5: Direct care workforce
- Figure NT6: Inpatient and residential beds
- Figure NT7: Trends in provision of public sector specialised beds - acute and non-acute beds per 100,000
- Figure NT8: Readmission to hospital within 28 days of discharge
- Figure NT9: Rates of pre-admission community care
- Figure NT10: Rates of post-discharge community care
- Figure NT11: Average treatment days per three month community care project
- Figure NT12: Percentage of population receiving state or territory community mental health services
- Figure NT13: Percentage of population receiving MBS-subsidised mental health services
- Figure NT14: New clients as a proportion of total clients under the care of state or territory specialised public mental health services
- Figure NT15: Mental health outcomes for people who receive treatment from state or territory services
- Figure NT16: Proportion of total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer and carer workers
- Figure NT17: Proportion of services reaching threshold standards of accreditation under the National Mental Health Standards
- Figure NT18: Percentage of mental health consumers living in stable housing
Table NT1: Indicators of mental health reform in Northern Territory
Table NT1 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
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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State spending on mental health services ($millions) | 14 | 36 | 43 | 4,188 |
State spending per capita ($) | 82 | 167 | 187 | 189 |
Per capita spending rank (1=highest to 8=lowest) | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Average annual per capita spending growth since preceding milestone year (%) | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
B. Service mix
% total service expenditure | NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Community services | 44 | 65 | 64 | 55 |
Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals | - | - | - | 13 |
Colocated general hospitals | 56 | 35 | 36 | 32 |
C. Inpatient services
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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Total hospital beds | 41 | 34 | 33 | 6,755 |
Per capita expenditure on inpatient care ($) | 43 | 58 | 62 | 81 |
Inpatient beds per 100,000 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
Acute inpatient beds per 100,000 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
Non acute inpatient beds per 100,000 | 8.8 | - | - | 9.7 |
Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals as % of total beds | - | - | - | 31 |
Average cost per patient day ($) | 717 | 1,149 | 1,242 | 842 |
D. Community services
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
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Ambulatory care - % total service expenditure | 43 | 51 | 52 | 41 |
Ambulatory care - per capita expenditure ($) | 34 | 85 | 91 | 74 |
NGOs - % total service expenditure | 1.1 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 |
NGOs - per capita expenditure ($) | 1 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Residential services - % total service expenditure | - | 1.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
Residential services - per capita expenditure ($) | - | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Residential services - adult beds per 100,000 - 24 hour staffed | - | 3.4 | 9.6 | 6.0 |
Residential services - adult beds per 100,000 - non-24 hour staffed | n.a. | - | - | 5.0 |
Residential services - older persons' beds per 100,000 - 24 hour staffed | - | - | - | 23 |
Residential services - older persons' beds per 100,000 - non-24 hour staffed | n.a. | - | - | 0.4 |
Supported public housing places per 100,000 | n.a. | 15 | 25 | 22 |
E. Direct care workforce
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number full-time equivalent (FTE) staff | 120 | 168 | 205 | 24,292 |
FTE per 100,000 | 71 | 77 | 89 | 108 |
FTE per 100,000 - ambulatory services | 26 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
F. Implementation of national service standards
% service expenditure covered by level 1 services:- Northern Territory
- 1992-93 - ..
- 2007-08 - 100
- 2010-11 - 100
- Australia 2010-11 - 84
G. Consumer and carer participation
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% services with level 1 consumer committee representation | - | 100 | 100 | 55 |
% total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer workers | n.a. | - | - | 0.28 |
% total mental health workforce accounted for by carer workers | n.a. | - | - | 0.18 |
H. Medicare subsidised mental health services
NT 1992-93 | NT 2007-08 | NT 2010-11 | Australia 2010-11 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% population seen - all MBS funded providers (psychiatrists, GPs, allied health) | n.a. | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
% population seen - GPs | n.a. | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
% population seen - consultant psychiatrists | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
% population seen - clinical psychologists | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
% population seen - registered psychologists and other allied health professionals | - | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
Total MBS mental health related benefits paid per capita ($) | n.a. | 6 | 11 | 38 |
I. PBS-funded pharmaceuticals (including RPBS)
Total PBS/RPBS benefits paid per capita ($):- Northern Territory
- 1992-93 - 1
- 2007-08 - 13
- 2010-11 - 14
- Australia 2010-11 - 38 Top of page
Figure NT1: Overall spending on mental health
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Per capita ($), constant prices 2010-11NT | National | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 82 | 97 |
1993-94 | 83 | 95 |
1994-95 | 86 | 99 |
1995-96 | 97 | 101 |
1996-97 | 106 | 108 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 109 | 112 |
1998-99 | 106 | 115 |
1999-2000 | 105 | 119 |
2000-01 | 107 | 123 |
2001-02 | 114 | 127 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 111 | 133 |
2003-04 | 133 | 138 |
2004-05 | 147 | 145 |
2005-06 | 151 | 153 |
2006-07 | 163 | 160 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 167 | 168 |
2008-09 | 172 | 172 |
2009-10 | 179 | 181 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 187 | 189 |
Figure NT2: Change in spending mix
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Psych hospitals | General hospitals | Ambulatory | Residential | NGO | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 0 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 0 | 46 | 58 | 0 | 6 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 0 | 51 | 53 | 2 | 8 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 0 | 58 | 85 | 2 | 20 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 0 | 62 | 91 | 6 | 15 |
Figure NT3 : 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 | 13 | 7 | 0 | -23 |
1994-95 | 6 | 3 | -7 | -10 |
1995-96 | 4 | -3 | -17 | -18 |
1996-97 | 32 | 6 | -24 | -3 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 19 | 2 | -29 | -11 |
1998-99 | 33 | -9 | -24 | -17 |
1999-2000 | 15 | 1 | -22 | -15 |
2000-01 | 19 | -1 | -17 | -35 |
2001-02 | 30 | -5 | -22 | -28 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 38 | -10 | -22 | -9 |
2003-04 | 54 | -5 | -22 | -2 |
2004-05 | 57 | -6 | -22 | 11 |
2005-06 | 62 | -17 | -22 | 10 |
2006-07 | 55 | -11 | -17 | 16 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 72 | -9 | -17 | 7 |
2008-09 | 84 | 11 | -17 | 12 |
2009-10 | 78 | 9 | -17 | 6 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 95 | 15 | -19 | 12 |
Figure NT4: Changes in ambulatory care
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Expenditure (%) | FTE (%) | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 0 | 0 |
1993-94 | 1 | 2 |
1994-95 | 14 | 7 |
1995-96 | 63 | 44 |
1996-97 | 55 | 36 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 90 | 57 |
1998-99 | 76 | 41 |
1999-2000 | 88 | 51 |
2000-01 | 97 | 35 |
2001-02 | 113 | 82 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 84 | 45 |
2003-04 | 118 | 76 |
2004-05 | 159 | 91 |
2005-06 | 160 | 93 |
2006-07 | 205 | 99 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 221 | 117 |
2008-09 | 220 | 117 |
2009-10 | 250 | 124 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 264 | 133 |
Figure NT5: Direct care workforce
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NT | National | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 71 | 80 |
1993-94 | 73 | 78 |
1994-95 | 71 | 79 |
1995-96 | 76 | 79 |
1996-97 | 76 | 82 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 77 | 81 |
1998-99 | 68 | 84 |
1999-2000 | 74 | 85 |
2000-01 | 70 | 86 |
2001-02 | 78 | 90 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 68 | 91 |
2003-04 | 75 | 93 |
2004-05 | 77 | 95 |
2005-06 | 73 | 99 |
2006-07 | 75 | 102 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 77 | 103 |
2008-09 | 87 | 105 |
2009-10 | 86 | 105 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 89 | 108 |
Figure NT6: Inpatient and residential beds
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Beds per 100,000 populationNT acute | NT non-acute | NT residential | National all bed types | |
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1992-93 Baseline year | 15 | 9 | 0 | 50 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 16 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 16 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 14 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
Figure NT7: 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 | 15 | 9 |
1993-94 | 15 | 9 |
1994-95 | 18 | 3 |
1995-96 | 19 | 0 |
1996-97 | 17 | 0 |
1997-98 End 1st plan | 15 | 0 |
1998-99 | 16 | 0 |
1999-2000 | 16 | 0 |
2000-01 | 17 | 0 |
2001-02 | 16 | 0 |
2002-03 End 2nd plan | 16 | 0 |
2003-04 | 16 | 0 |
2004-05 | 16 | 0 |
2005-06 | 15 | 0 |
2006-07 | 16 | 0 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 16 | 0 |
2008-09 | 15 | 0 |
2009-10 | 15 | 0 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 14 | 0 |
Figure NT8: 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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NT | 11.4 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 12.0 |
National | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
Figure NT9: 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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NT | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 27 |
National | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
Figure NT10: 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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NT | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
National | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 |
Figure NT11: 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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NT | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
National | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Figure NT12: 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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NT | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
National | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Figure NT13: 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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NT | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
National | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Figure NT14: 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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NT | 47.9 | 48.3 |
National | 40.4 | 40.1 |
Figure NT15: 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 | 4 | 77 |
People in ongoing community care | 50 | 21 | 29 |
Figure NT16: Proportion of total mental health workforce accounted for by consumer and carer workers
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NT consumer workers | NT carer workers | National both | |
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2002-03 End 2nd plan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
2007-08 End 3rd plan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
2008-09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
2009-10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
2010-11 Mid 4th plan | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
Figure NT17: Proportion of services reaching threshold standards of accreditation under the National Mental Health Standards, 2010-11
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NT | National | |
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Level 1 - meets all standards | 100.0 | 84.0 |
Level 2 - meets some standards | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Level 3 - review booked/ in progress | 0.0 | 4.3 |
Level 4 - does not meet criteria for levels 1-3 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Figure NT18: 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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NT 15-64 years | 81 | 71 | 71 | 69 |
NT 65+ years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National 15-64 years | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
National 65+ years | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 |