Establishment—oncology unit indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Oncology unit indicator |
| Synonymous names: | Cancer treatment unit indicator |
| METEOR identifier: | 619990 |
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| Definition: | An indicator of whether an establishment includes a facility dedicated to multidisciplinary investigation, management, rehabilitation, support services and treatment services (including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation) for cancer patients, as represented by a code. |
| Context: | Health services |
| Data Element Concept: | Establishment—oncology unit indicator |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Boolean | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| Comments: | Essential to provide a broad picture of the availability of key specialised services by State and region and to assist with planning if services are over supplied in one region relative to another. | ||||||
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| Origin: | National Health Data Committee | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Establishment—specialised service indicator (oncology unit) (cancer treatment), yes/no code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 Health, Standard 09/12/2022 Health, Qualified 31/08/2023 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Health, Retired 09/12/2022 | ||||||