Bowel cancer screening test cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Set Specification
METEOR identifier:	732539
Registration status:	Health, Standard 05/02/2021
DSS type:	Data Element Cluster
Scope:	The Bowel cancer screening test cluster comprises a set of standardised data definitions used for monitoring the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). This cluster includes information on people who participated in the NBCSP and undertook a disease screening test. 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 NBCSP.

Statistical unit:

Persons who either have participated or will be participating in bowel cancer screening programs.

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

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 answering 'Yes' to the Person—cancer screening test indicator, yes/no code N data element.

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 answering 'Yes' to the Person—cancer screening test indicator, yes/no code N data element.

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 answering 'Yes' to the Person—cancer screening test indicator, yes/no code N data element.

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
1	Person—cancer screening test type, bowel cancer code N	Mandatory	1
2	Person—disease screening test completion status, bowel screening code N	Mandatory	1
3	Person—disease screening test analysis date, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
4	Person—disease screening test results sent date, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
5	Person—cancer screening test result, bowel cancer code N[A] *DSS specific information:* A faecal occult blood test (FOBT) screening test is: positive if blood was detected in either sample negative if blood was not detected in either sample inconclusive if only one sample was taken and it was negative no result if screening test could not be analysed. Other screening tests, when they become available, may have different indications for positive results. However, a positive result with any screening test is one that means further investigations are required. Participants with a positive result are encouraged to visit their primary health care professional to follow up this finding. Those with an inconclusive result are requested to complete another FOBT kit, while those with a negative result are reminded that it is recommended they rescreen every two years. At this stage, the screening pathway does not account for false negatives or positives.	Mandatory	1