Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier: | 696661 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 29/05/2024 |
DSS type: | Data Element Cluster |
Scope: | The Prisoner health discharge summary cluster defines the number of remand and sentenced prisoners that were released from a prison during the National Prisoner Health Data Collection period and who have a health-related discharge summary on file at the time of their release. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Remand prisoners are persons who have been placed in custody while awaiting the outcome of a court hearing. Sentenced prisoners are those persons who have received a term of imprisonment from a court. This includes offenders who have been given an indeterminate sentence or custodial order, for example, forensic patients, or those who have received a life sentence. Note: The number of prisoners who were released from a prison during the National Prisoner Health Data Collection period does not include transfers to other prisons. |
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Comments: | The Prisoner health discharge summary cluster is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prisoners who had a health-related discharge summary in place at time of their release. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Prisoner health discharge summary cluster Health, Superseded 29/05/2024 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison establishments NBEDS 2018 Health, Superseded 29/05/2024 DSS specific information: This data element cluster corresponds to the following questions of the Prison Establishment Form: 6a. How many prisoners were released from prison during the 2 week data collection period? 6b. How many of these prisoners have a discharge summary on file? 6c. Please provide below some information about the approach taken at your establishment to health related discharge. Prison establishments NBEDS 2022 Health, Standard 29/05/2024 DSS specific information: This data element cluster corresponds to the following questions of the Prison Establishment form:
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