Background
The PMHJD Working Party provides policy, technical and/or clinical expert advice to support the development and national reporting of perinatal mental health data to the AIHW as part of Bilateral Schedules on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. This work program commenced July 2022 and concludes August 2025, and will support the development of a national collection of perinatal mental health screening data, to be administered by the AIHW.
Terms of reference
The PMHJD Working Party provides:
- Advice on data quality issues, solutions and barriers to collecting and reporting perinatal mental health and related data items as part of the of the Perinatal NBEDS
- Advice about jurisdictional progress to develop and implement universal perinatal mental health screening, including digital screening, collection, and reporting infrastructure within public health settings
- Considers AIHW’s secure data sharing options including the feasibility of establishment-level (hospital) reporting, online reports, and data visualisations to meet information needs
- Recommends revisions to the Perinatal NBEDS specifications, if required, and review AIHW’s business case through the National Perinatal Data Development Committee (NPDDC) for endorsement by the National Health Information Data and Information Standards Committee (NHIDISC), to progress mental health and related data items to mandatory collection, once the required data quality is assessed to be nationally consistent.
Membership
The PMHJD Working Party consists of representatives from each jurisdiction engaged in Bilateral Schedules. Each member is appointed based on their knowledge and expertise in the field of perinatal mental health - jurisdictional maternity services, policy, health information system development and/or data collection practices. Other experts may be invited to join the PMHJD Working Party or co-opted, as required.
The PMHJD Working Party is chaired by the AIHW.
State | Name | Agency |
|---|---|---|
NSW | Tim Harrold | Principal Analyst, Health Surveillance, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health |
NSW | Nguyet de Mello | Manager, Child and Family Health, Health and Social Policy Branch, NSW Ministry of Health |
VIC | Marcia Armstrong | Principal Maternal and Child Health Nurse Advisor, Clinical and Professional Leadership Unit, Safer Care Victoria |
VIC | Karen McNeil | Senior Project Officer, Consultative Councils Unit, Safe Care Victoria |
VIC | Hope Deng | Manager, Technical Development Support, Safer Care Victoria |
VIC | Tracy Firth | Senior Maternity Advisor, Safer Care Victoria |
Qld | Elisabeth Hoehn | Medical Director, Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Queensland Health |
Qld | Esther Taylor | Principal Data Collection Officer, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health |
WA | Maureen Hutchinson | Principal Data Management Officer, Information Policy Governance Unit, Information and System Performance Directorate, Purchasing System Performance Division, Department of Health, WA |
WA | Jo Harman | Assistant Director, Performance, WA Mental Health Commission |
SA | Skye Lang | Senior Program Manager, Access to Mental Health Services, Mental Health Strategy and Planning, Department for Health and Wellbeing |
SA | Stephanie Flak | A/Director, Epidemiology Branch, Prevention and Population Health, Prevention Health SA, Government of SA |
TAS | Belinda Martin | Perinatal Mental Health Project Lead, Community Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Health Tasmania |
TAS | Jeramie Spong | Manager, Health Information Team, Department of Health Tasmania |
ACT | Rosalind Sexton | Information Manager, Population Health Informatics, Epidemiology Section, ACT Health Directorate |
ACT | Anna Russell | Assistant Director, Mental Health Policy and Strategy, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, ACT Health Directorate |
ACT | Paul Mayers | Mental Health Business Advisor, Office of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, ACT Health Directorate |
NT | TBC | Perinatal Business Analyst, Population and Digital Health, NT Department of Health |
NT | Timothy Packham | Perinatal Mental Health Project Officer, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch, NT Health |
Secretariat
Secretariat support is provided by the AIHW MPHU.
Contact details for the Secretariat
Secretariat, PMHJD Working Party
Email: [email protected]