Prison establishments NBEDS

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on prisons receiving visits by an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or an Aboriginal medical service.

DSS specific information:

The list of Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service staff working in a prison and the duties performed by each includes:

CODE 1   Aboriginal health worker

Aboriginal health workers liaise with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required. This permissible value maps to occupation 411511 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 2   Medical practitioner
 
A Medical practitioner (GP) diagnoses, treats and prevents human physical and mental disorders and injuries. Registration or licensing is required. This permissible value maps to occupation 253111 (General Practitioner) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 3   Social worker
 
Social workers assess the social needs of individuals, families and groups; assist and empower people to develop and use the skills and resources needed to resolve social and other problems; and further human wellbeing and human rights, social justice and social development. Registration or licensing may be required. This permissible value maps to occupation 272511 (Social worker) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 4   Psychologist
 
Psychologists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development. This permissible value maps to unit group 2723 (Psychologists) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 5   Counsellor
 
Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies. This permissible value maps to unit group 2721 (Counsellor) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 6   Drug and alcohol worker
 
A Drug and alcohol worker provides support and treatment for people with drug and alcohol dependency problems, develops strategies which assist them to set goals and affect and maintain change, and provides community education. This permissible value maps to occupation 272112 (Drug and alcohol counsellor) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 7   Other
 
Other includes other health service providers not classifiable in any of the above categories.

DSS specific information:

Conditional on prisons receiving visits by an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or an Aboriginal medical service and the health professional coded as 7 'Other' in the data element Prison—Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service service provider type, occupation code (ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.2) N[NNN]{NN}.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison offering vaccines.

DSS specific information:

HPV vaccine (Gardasil) is reported for women prisoners only.

DSS specific information:

This data element refers to hepatitis C treatments commenced from 1 January to 31 December in the year prior to the data collection.

DSS specific information:

These data elements are included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Ratio of full-time equivalent health staff working within the correctional system to the total number of prisoners.

Only enter numbers for FTE medical practitioners and nurses.

DSS specific information:

The list of health staff working in a prison and the duties performed by each includes:

A Medical Practitioner (GP) diagnoses, treats and prevents human physical and mental disorders and injuries. Registration or licensing is required. This permissible value maps to occupation 253111 (General Practitioner) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Psychologists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development. This permissible value maps to unit group 2723 (Psychologists) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Dental practitioners diagnose and treat dental disease, restore normal oral function using a broad range of treatments, such as surgery and other specialist techniques, and advise on oral health. Registration or licensing is required.  This permissible value maps to unit group 2523 (Dental practitioners) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Psychiatrists diagnose, assess, treat and prevent human mental, emotional and behavioural disorders. Registration or licensing is required. This permissible value maps to occupation 253411 (Psychiatrist) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Registered Nurses provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities, and in the community. This permissible value maps to unit group 2544 (Registered Nurses) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

An enrolled nurse provides nursing care to patients in a variety of health, aged care, welfare and community settings under the supervision of Registered Nurses. Registration or licensing is required. This permissible value maps to occupation 411411 (Enrolled nurse) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers liaise with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required. This permissible value maps to occupation 411511 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Nurse practitioners provide advanced and extended nursing care to patients, such as ordering diagnostic tests, undertaking diagnosis and health assessments, prescribing patient care management, medicines and therapies, as authorised in relevant nursing legislation, and referring to specialist Medical Practitioners and other Health Professionals in a range of health, welfare and community settings. Registration or licensing is required.  This permissible value maps to occupation 254411 (Nurse practitioner) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

Other staff not listed above.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on a yes reponse to Prison—smoke-free facility indicator, yes/no/don't know code N.