National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: In-hours GP attendances, 2013–14

Collection and usage attributes

All Ages

GP attendances represent non-referred attendances between patients and medical practitioners for the purpose of primary health care. These services correspond with the non-referred attendance broad type of services groups (A, B and M) used in MBS statistics published by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health.

In-hours GP attendances were calculated by subtracting the number of After-hours GP attendances from the total number of GP attendances. Further details on the specification for After-hours GP attendances can be found online at: /content/index.phtml/itemId/620169

For MBS data, Primary Health Network (PHN) and SA3 were derived from the enrolment postcode for each person from the last MBS service of any type, processed by the Department of Human Services in 2013–14.  All MBS services for each individual processed in 2013–14 were attributed to this postcode. MBS postcode level data were allocated to PHN and SA3 regions using concordance files provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

SA3 level data for 2013-14 are not directly comparable to previous years due to a change in method for allocating post-office box (PO box) addresses to SA3 geographies. The change in method means that data for people with a PO box postcode recorded as their residential address may be included in SA3 totals.

Individual SA3 level data has been provided for the Northern Territory for 2013-14. Previously, this data was provided at the state level only.

Presented as average per person.

Before MBS data are published by NHPA all confidential data cells are suppressed.

The current definition of confidential data is as follows:

• For number of MBS services:
  • if number of services is less than 6 or
  • if number of services is equal to or greater than 6 but
    • one provider provides more than 85% of services or two providers provide more than 90% of services or
    • one patient receives more than 85% of services or two patients receive more than 90% of services.

(Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Number of after-hours GP attendances subtracted from the Total GP attendances claimed through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), for the financial year of processing, 2013–14.

Total estimated resident population (ERP) of Australia at 30 June 2013. 

2013–14

Disaggregation by Primary Health Network (PHN) and Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3)

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

Representational attributes

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Data source attributes

Accountability attributes

National Health Performance Authority-Performance & Accountability Framework

For MBS data Department of Health.

For ERP data Australian Bureau of Statistics.

National Health Performance Authority

Source and reference attributes

National Health Performance Authority

Healthy Communities

National Health Performance Authority-Performance & Accountability Framework