The following information is only applicable to outcome areas.
An outcome area is a statistical measure used to describe the progress or performance of the health or welfare system. This may be linked to a population or a number related to the provision of goods and services-output.
Mandatory completion.
A. An outcome area name is composed solely of the formal name specified by the responsible auspice body. For example: Prevention; Prevention: Children are born and remain healthy; Primary and community health; Sustainability; and Social inclusion and Indigenous health.
B. State the full and formal name of the outcome area, as specified by the auspice body responsible for defining the indicators, for example ‘Prevention’, or ‘Primary and community health’.
C. A capital letter may be used for the first letter of the first word and proper nouns. Wherein the name is separated by a colon such as in ‘Prevention: Children are born and remain healthy’, the first word in the second portion may also start with a capital letter.
D. Commas are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.
E. Emdashes are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.
F. Colons are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.
G. Full stops are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.
H. Parentheses are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.
I. Square and curly brackets (braces) are not permitted unless they are a part of the formal Outcome area name as specified by the responsible auspice body.