NGO's Information and Technology Survey

QNADA is committed to a continuous cycle of improvement of our assistance and support to our member services.  This survey has been developed to allow member services to provide feedback on CADDS.

CADDS is QNADA'S client management system (previously known as the QNADA Datanet Gateway – NMDS Database). CADDS can be utilised in the following ways - 

• Client Management database for AOD clients
• Document Management for internal and client records
• One click reporting to government, Boards and Management
• Contributing to qualitative justification for improved funding for the NGO AOD sector

CADDs is also a handy mechanism for reporting data for contributing to the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). The NMDS is the national data collection for services that provide a range of treatment services for clients with drug and alcohol dependencies. Agencies that have a primary focus of providing alcohol and other drugs treatment services and are providing information, education, counselling, detoxification or rehabilitation services should contribute to the NMDS dataset. Currently only 67 non-government AOD services contribute to the NMDS.

A proportion of Indigenous clients are represented within the scope of the NMDS, however services targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, such as Australian Government-funded Indigenous substance use services and Aboriginal primary health care services, are not under the jurisdiction of a state or territory health authority and consequently are not covered by the NMDS.  

We appreciate you taking the time to provide QNADA with information which will assist in continuing to improve CADDS.  We undertake to provide you with proposals for system improvements as a result of this survey and continue the discussion on how CADDS can be of benefit to your service.

If you have any questions or need assistance with completing this survey please don't hesitate to contact Gunnar on (07) 3010 6504 or via email gunnar.kristiansen@qnada.org.au.

Organisation Name *

Your name *

Contributing to the National Minimum Dataset

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Do you currently contribute data to the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)? Yes No *

If yes, which of following agencies/organisations are you currently providing NMDS data to? Queensland Health
Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (QNADA)
Other

Other - Please provide details

If no, why do you not contribute? Service is not required to provide this data – primary client group is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
Do not have the resources (financial or human resources) for data entry
Do not see a purpose in the collection of this data
Concerned about how funding bodies will use this data
Burden or reporting is significant through duplication
Other

Other - Please provide details

Capturing information

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What data collection system does your service currently use? CADDS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Mimaso
NADA Database
Hardcopy/Paper
RedADMS
DCSS
Other
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Other - Please provide details

What client management system does your service currently use? CADDS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Mimaso
NADA Database
Hardcopy/Paper
RedADMS
DCSS
Other

Other - Please provide details

If you are currently using CADDS, for what purposes does your service utilise the database? NMDS data reporting
Client Management System
Treatment and Case Planning (including screening tools)
Queensland Health Performance Reporting
DoHA Reporting
Internal Performance Reporting
Internal Service Planning
Accreditation
Other

Other - Please provide details

Who's working in our services? 

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Which staff in your service are currently responsible for data entry? Administrative staff
Management
Medical Staff
Psychologist
Social Workers
Other
*

How many staff does your organisation employ *

Indigenous Health Workers

Medical / Clinical Staff

AOD Workers

Management

Psychologist

Social Workers

Administration

Others

CADDS Usage

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Have you previously used CADDS and then switched to another data collection method? Yes No *

If yes, what was the reason behind this decision? Did not provide necessary functionality required by service, requiring multiple systems
Size of service does not warrant the use of CADDS
Cross-border service which has multiple reporting requirements
Other

Other - Please provide details

Screening Tools

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Which (if any) of the following Screening and Assessment tools does your service currently utilise? Severity of Dependency Scale (SDS)
Kessler 10 (SDS)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS21)
Self-Administered Alcoholism Screening Test (SAAST)
Paddington Alcohol Test (PAT)
Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen (RAPS)
The Five-Shot Questionaire
Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS)
Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Drinking Scale (A-OCDS)
Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire - Adolescent Form
Comprehensive Adolescent Severity Inventory (CASI)
Customary Drinking and Drug Use Record (CDDR)
Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ)
Problem Recognition Questionnaire (PRQ)
Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI)
Other
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Other - Please provide details

Support Information

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Do you regularly seek assistance from QNADA with CADDS? Yes No

If yes, for what purpose? Production or extraction of information for reporting
Technical assistance
Data input
Log in/password difficulties
Other

If yes, are you satisfied with the support provided by QNADA? Yes No

Is there additional support that QNADA could provide in relation to CADDS to assist the useability of the system for your service? Yes No

Other - Please provide details

Schedule a visit

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Would you like to schedule a visit by QNADA to demonstrate and discuss potential usage of the CADDS? Select

Contact Person

Contact Email

Enhancements to CADDS

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If the following enhancements to the CADDS were made, would you consider implementing the database in your service or increasing its usage? In-built assessment and screening tools
User-friendly and formatted reports for enhanced performance reporting and service planning
Pre-populated reports provided by QNADA to your service for government reporting requirements

Please upload any supporting documents, assessment and screening tools that you would like to be added into CADDS

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