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

Identifying and definitional attributes
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:	Health service event—prison health clinic visit initiator

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Prisoner
2	Staff

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
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:

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.

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