Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN
Data Element Attributes
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Surgical specialty |
| METEOR identifier: | 270146 |
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| Definition: | The area of clinical expertise held by the doctor who will perform the elective surgery, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor) |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format: | NN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments: | The above classifications are consistent with the Recommended Medical Specialties and Qualifications agreed by the National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee of Australia, September 1993. Vascular surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery. The Royal Australian College of Surgeons has a training program for vascular surgeons. The specialties listed above refer to the surgical component of these specialties - ear, nose and throat surgery refers to the surgical component of the specialty otolaryngology; gynaecology refers to the gynaecological surgical component of obstetrics and gynaecology; ophthalmology refers to the surgical component of the specialty (patients awaiting argon laser phototherapy are not included). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Hospital Access Program Waiting Lists Working Group Waiting Times Working Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin: | National Health Data Committee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN
Is re-engineered from  Surgical specialty, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 .pdf (15.7 KB) No registration status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Health, Retired 13/12/2011 Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 12/06/2015 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Retired 13/12/2011 Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Health, Superseded 12/06/2015 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||