CODE 2 Hospital clinic – outreach This code is used for hospital clinics located at a different hospital facility to the usual place of employment of the maternity health care provider where intrapartum care is provided. For example an antenatal clinic at a Level 2 rural hospital facility conducted by midwives from a nearby Level 4 maternity service where the women will give birth. CODE 3 Clinicians' private rooms This code also includes Medicare Local facilities and GP surgeries. CODE 4 Community facility This code is used for community facilities outside of a hospital or primary healthcare setting covered by other codes. This may include facilities such as community health centres or community halls where antenatal or postnatal care visits can be conducted. CODE 5 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service facility An Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) is a primary health care service initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver holistic, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate health care to the community which controls it (through a locally elected Board of Management). (Reference http://www.naccho.org.au/aboriginal-health/definitions/) CODE 9 Hospital - excluding birth centre This code is used for areas used for birthing in a hospital other than a birth centre (if one is present). These may be known by a variety of names such as a birth suite, delivery suite, labour ward, labour and delivery etc. |