Registered health professional—hours worked in private sector, total hours NNN

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Hours worked in health profession - private sector

METeOR identifier:

382906

Registration status:

Health, Standard 10/12/2009

Definition:

The total number of hours a health professional worked in non-government sector employment in their registered profession.

Context:

Health labour force

Data Element Concept:

Registered health professional—hours worked in private sector

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Total

Data type:

String

Format:

NNN

Maximum character length:

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
999	Not stated/inadequately described

Unit of measure:

Hour (h)

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Total hours expressed as 000, 001 etc.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Total hours worked are for both employed and self-employed health professionals.

Total hours worked in private sector:

includes travel to home visits or calls out;
excludes other time travelling between work locations; and
excludes unpaid professional and/or voluntary activities.

Registered health professionals on leave at the time of registration are asked to report their usual hours worked.

Private sector employment is employment by an establishment that may receive some government funding but is run by the non-government sector. Private sector establishments are not controlled by government, are directed by a group of officers, an executive committee or a similar body elected by a majority of members, and may be an income tax exempt charity.

Collection methods:

Total hours worked refers to hours worked in the week before registration.