Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[N(7).N]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Average available beds for admitted contracted care
METEOR identifier:	616011
Registration status:	Health, Standard 04/08/2016
Definition:	The number of beds available to care for admitted patients that an establishment provides via contractual arrangements with private hospitals.
Data Element Concept:	Available bed—admitted contracted care
Value Domain:	Average number of beds N[N(7).N]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Average
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[N(7).N]
Maximum character length:	9
Unit of measure:	Bed

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Average available beds, rounded to the nearest decimal or whole number.

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Where available, actual data should be reported. Where actual data are not available, this measure can be calculated by dividing the total contracted patient days by the number of days in the period, e.g. in a normal year, a hospital records 4000 contracted care patient days – the average available contracted care beds would be 4000/365 = 11.0.
Collection methods:	Beds exclusively or predominantly for overnight-stay admitted care and same-day admitted care are collected and reported.
Comments:	This data element is necessary to provide an indicator of the availability of admitted patient care provided under contracted care arrangements by an establishment.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	PHE NMDS Working Group
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Health, Superseded 04/08/2016 See also Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 See also Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 09/12/2022
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Local Hospital Networks data element cluster Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. Local Hospital Networks data element cluster Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. Local Hospital Networks data element cluster Health, Retired 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. Local Hospital Networks NBEDS 2016–17 Health, Superseded 03/11/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected at three levels: - State/Territory Health Authority reporting level. It is collected once for each State/Territory Health Authority. - Local Hospital Network (LHN) reporting level. It is collected once for each LHN. - Public Hospital Establishments (PHE) reporting level. It is collected once for each PHE. Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected at three levels: - State/Territory Health Authority reporting level. It is collected once for each State/Territory Health Authority. - Local Hospital Network (LHN) reporting level. It is collected once for each LHN. - Public Hospital Establishments (PHE) reporting level. It is collected once for each PHE. Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected at three levels: - State/Territory Health Authority reporting level. It is collected once for each State/Territory Health Authority. - Local Hospital Network (LHN) reporting level. It is collected once for each LHN. - Public Hospital Establishments (PHE) reporting level. It is collected once for each PHE. Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2023–24 Health, Superseded 06/12/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected at three levels: - State/Territory Health Authority reporting level. It is collected once for each State/Territory Health Authority. - Local Hospital Network (LHN) reporting level. It is collected once for each LHN. - Public Hospital Establishments (PHE) reporting level. It is collected once for each PHE. Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2024–25 Health, Standard 06/12/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2024 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 DSS specific information: This metadata item is collected at three levels: - State/Territory Health Authority reporting level. It is collected once for each State/Territory Health Authority. - Local Hospital Network (LHN) reporting level. It is collected once for each LHN. - Public Hospital Establishments (PHE) reporting level. It is collected once for each PHE. Public hospital establishments data element cluster Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Public hospital establishments data element cluster Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Public hospital establishments data element cluster Health, Retired 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2016–17 Health, Superseded 03/11/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 State or territory health authority data element cluster Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. State or territory health authority data element cluster Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N. State or territory health authority data element cluster Health, Retired 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N.