Referral—referral source, code AAA

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Referral source code
Synonymous names:	REF_SOURCE_CODE; SERVICE_REQUEST_SOURCE
METEOR identifier:	643288
Registration status:	WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017
Definition:	The person or agency responsible for the referral of a person to a health care provider or other organisation, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Referral—referral source

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

AAA

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
AHP	Allied Health professional
ANI	Another institution
CLN	Clinician
COM	Community
CON	Same consultant
EDU	Education Department
EMD	Emergency Department
FAF	Family or friend
GEP	General Practitioner
GOV	Government agency
INW	Inpatient ward
MCE	Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) or Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
MEP	Medical Practitioner
MHC	Mental Health clinic or team
NGO	Non-Government Organisation
NPR	Nurse Practitioner
NUR	Nurse
OMH	Other
OPH	Outpatient Department this Hospital
OPR	Other professional
OTS	Other service
POL	Police
PPS	Private Psychiatrist
PRI	Private referral
PRN	Private referral by General Practitioner
SLF	Self
SPR	Specialist rooms

Supplementary values:

Guide for use:

This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting against the data element:

Local codes are mapped to national codes for reporting purposes.

Local codes (NAPAAWL codes)	National codes
OPH Outpatient Department this hospital CON Same consultant	1.1 Other outpatient clinic (this hospital)
EMD Emergency Department	1.2 Emergency Department (this hospital)
INW Inpatient ward	1.3 Elsewhere in this hospital
OTH Other hospital	2.0 Other hospital
GEP General Practitioner PRN Private referral by General Practitioner	3.1 General practice
PPS Private psychiatrist SPR Specialist rooms	3.2 Specialist practice
AHP Allied health professional ANI Another institution CLN Clinician COM Community EDU Education Department FAF Family or friend GOV Government agency MCE Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) or Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) MHC Mental health clinic or team MEP Medical Practitioner NGO Non-government organisation NPR Nurse Practitioner NUR Nurse OMH Other OPR Other professional OTS Other service POL Police PRI Private referral	3.3 Other non-hospital
SLF Self	4.0 Self
UNK Unknown NSP Not specified	99 Unknown

The synonymous name REF_SOURCE_CODE is used for local reporting.

The nationally reported data element has the synonymous name SERVICE_REQUEST_SOURCE.

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

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*DSS specific information:* This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2016-17 It is reported nationally against the data element: Non-admitted patient service request-service request source, code N.N