Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services worker type code N[N]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 665296 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing types of workers involved in the provision of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services. |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format: | N[N] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers (AHW) An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker (AHW) liaises with patients, clients and visitors to hospitals and 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. CODE 5 Social and emotional wellbeing staff Includes psychologists, counsellors, social workers, welfare workers and SEWB staff – Link Up caseworkers. CODE 6 Medical specialists and/or other allied professionals Medical specialists include paediatricians, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, obstetrician/ gynaecologists, ear nose and throat specialists, cardiologists, renal medicine specialists, psychiatrists / psychiatric registrars, dermatologists and surgeons. Allied health professionals include audiologists / audiometrists, diabetes educators, dieticians, optometrists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and speech pathologists. Includes dental assistants and dental technicians. CODE 11 Transport workers who take clients to see health professionals who do not work for the health service Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers (AHW) that do not provide health care; they are included in CODE 1. Includes the transportation of clients to see health professionals who do not work for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service. CODE 12 Transport workers who take clients to see health professionals who work for the health service Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers (AHW) that do not provide health care; they are included in CODE 1. Includes the transportation of clients to see health professionals who do work for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013. ANZSCO Australian Standard |
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