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Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty of scheduled doctor, code NN

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termSurgical specialty of scheduled doctor
METEOR identifier:Help on this term689726
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Definition:Help on this term

The area of clinical expertise held by the doctor who will perform the elective surgery, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty of scheduled doctor

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termNN
Maximum character length:Help on this term2
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
01Cardio-thoracic surgery
02Otolaryngology head and neck surgery
03General surgery
04Gynaecology surgery
05Neurosurgery
06Ophthalmology surgery
07Orthopaedic surgery
08Plastic and reconstructive surgery
09Urological surgery
10Vascular surgery
11Other
12Paediatric surgery

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 11   Other

All other surgical specialties not otherwise listed.

Comments:Help on this term

The above surgical categories are consistent with the specialties recognised by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and as included in the National Elective Surgery Urgency Categorisation Guideline (COAG Health Council 2015) (the Guideline).

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this term

COAG Health Council 2015. National Elective Surgery Urgency Categorisation Guideline - April 2015. Viewed 5 September 2019, http://www.coaghealthcouncil.gov.au/Portals/0/National%20Elective
%20Surgery%20Categorisation%20-%20Guideline%20-%20April%202015.pdf

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2015. Surgical specialties. Viewed 28 October 2015, http://www.surgeons.org/surgical-specialties/

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The purpose of this data element is to capture the surgical specialty of the surgeon who will perform the procedure, rather than the type of patient or the nature of the surgery to be performed.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Elective surgery waiting times cluster
Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Elective surgery waiting times cluster
Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting times cluster
Health, Standard 05/02/2021

Elective surgery waiting times cluster
Health, Qualified 01/07/2022

Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2019–20
Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020


Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2020–21
Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021


Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2021–22
Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022


Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2022–23
Health, Standard 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023


Elective surgery waiting times NMDS 2023–24
Health, Recorded 09/08/2022

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2023

Implementation end date: 30/06/2024


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