Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Set Specification
METEOR identifier:	732518
Registration status:	Health, Standard 05/02/2021
DSS type:	Data Element Cluster
Scope:	The Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster comprises a set of standardised data definitions used for monitoring people that have received a bowel cancer diagnosis. This metadata set is not mandated for collection, i.e. it reflects best practice when collecting data in relation to bowel screening rather than a nationally mandated set of data items that must be provided. It is intended to be used by the National Cancer Screening Register. It can also be used by a wider range of health and health-related professionals who collect and/or use the data in relation to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Collection and usage attributes
Statistical unit:	Persons who answered yes in relation to having a cancer diagnosis.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster Health, Superseded 05/02/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 Conditional obligation: Reporting of the data elements in this cluster is conditional upon people who have or will be participating in Bowel cancer screening programs answering 'Yes' to the Patient—cancer status, code N data element. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 Conditional obligation: Reporting of the data elements in this cluster is conditional upon people who have or will be participating in bowel cancer screening programs answering 'Yes' to the Patient—cancer status, code N data element. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 Conditional obligation: Reporting of the data elements in this cluster is conditional upon people who have or will be participating in bowel cancer screening programs answering 'Yes' to the Patient—cancer status, code N data element.

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
1	Person with cancer—primary site of cancer, topography code (ICD-O-3) ANN.N	Mandatory	1
2	Patient—diagnosis date of cancer, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
3	Cancer staging—cancer staging scheme source, code N[N] *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
4	Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
5	Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer, TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th ed) code X[XX] *DSS specific information:* The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage.	Mandatory	1
6	Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person being admitted for care as a result of their bowel cancer diagnosis	Conditional	1