Health service event—prison health clinic visit initiator, code N

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Initiator of prison clinic visit

METeOR identifier:

376348

Registration status:

Health, Standard 25/08/2011

Definition:

The party responsible for initiating the prisoner's visit to the prison health clinic, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Prisoner
2	Staff

Supplementary values:

9	Not stated/inadequately described

Guide for use:

Staff includes both custodial officers and those employed by prison health clinics.

Only one code is to be selected. Where the visit was a joint decision, code 1 (Prisoner) is to be reported.

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of clinic visits initiated by the prisoner.