Definition
The total number of clients receiving services or care from a service type outlet.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptService type outlet—number of clients
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Object ClassService type outlet
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PropertyNumber of clients
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Guide for use:
Each client receiving a service during the reporting period should be counted only once, regardless of the number of times they accessed the service in that time period.
This data item refers to the number of clients receiving services, not those 'on the books', 'on waiting lists', number of 'beds' or 'places'.
Comments:The information is needed to provide a basic count of people accessing services, and will relate to population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to help in assessing met and unmet need.