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Establishment—number of separations (financial year), total N[NNNNN]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Data Element
Short name:Separations
Synonymous names:Discharge
METeOR identifier:270407
Registration status:Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:The total number of separations occurring during the reference period. This includes both formal and statistical separations.
Data Element Concept:Establishment—number of separations

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Total
Data type:Number
Format:N[NNNNN]
Maximum character length:6
Unit of measure:Separation

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

May be calculated at:

  • individual establishment level; or
  • system (i.e. state/territory) level i.e. the sum of the number of establishments.

The sum of the number of separations where the separation date has a value:

  • >= the beginning of the reference period (typically a financial year); and
  • <= the end of the reference period.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

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