The Way Back Support Service Minimum Data Set and Dictionary
Version 3.0.2
Warning
The Way Back extension is no longer supported. Its end-of-life was 30 June 2026.
Uploads are no longer accepted in this format.
Version 5.0 uploads have been accepted since December 2025.
The version 5.0 core specification includes The Way Back Support Service rebranded to Universal Aftercare.
As The Way Back Support Service Minimum Data Set is an extension of the Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Data Set (PMHC MDS), the current PMHC MDS Data online documentation is available to be viewed at https://docs.pmhc-mds.com/.
The main documentation for The Way Back is organised into several sections:
Download this specification as a PDF.
Getting Help
A dedicated The Way Back and PMHC Help Desk is available to support Primary Health Networks and Provider Organisations implementing The Way Back data collection in relation to the PMHC minimum data set. Visit Getting Help under Frequently Asked Questions.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Data Specification
- Resources
- User Guide
- Access & Passwords
- Data Entry
- Upload User Guide
- Reports User Guide
- How to produce a Wayback report
- Types of Wayback reports
- Report W1: Wayback Quarterly Report Template
- Report W2 — High level summary of overall volumes by entity
- Report W3 - Data Quality Report: Missing TWB Episode data
- Report W4 - Data Quality Report: Missing TWB Needs Identification and Recommendation Outs
- Video Training Library
- Frequently Asked Questions