AIHW - Use of Emergency Department (ED) - In-hours and After-hours ED Attendances (Count) (PHN) 2013-2016

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This dataset presents the footprint of the number of in-hours and after-hours emergency department (ED) presentations per 1,000 people. Both measures have been calculated with the numerator as the total number of eligible presentations and the denominator as the estimated resident population as at 30 June at the beginning of the reporting period. The data spans the financial years 2013-2016 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

In-hours ED attendances include attendances where the patient presented to a public hospital ED on weekdays on or after 8am and before 8pm, or Saturdays on or after 8am and before 1pm (excluding public holidays). Attendances were included if the patient was assigned a triage category of 3 (urgent), 4 (semi-urgent) or 5 (non-urgent), was not subsequently admitted to hospital and had an 'emergency presentation' type of visit.

    After-hours ED attendances include attendances where the patient presented to a public hospital ED on weekdays before 8am or on or after 8pm, Saturdays before 8am or on or after 1pm, or any time on Sundays and public holidays. Attendances were included if the patient was assigned a triage category of 3 (urgent), 4 (semi-urgent) or 5 (non-urgent), was not subsequently admitted to hospital and had an 'emergency presentation' type of visit.

        For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Use of emergency department and GP services, 2013-14 to 2015-16 Data Tables](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/use-emergency-department-gp-services-2015-16/data)

Please note:

  • AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the Department of Health - PHN Areas.

  • Values assigned to "n.p." in the original data have been removed from the data.

  • Data for PHN204, PHN302 and PHN601 for 2013-2015, and PHN106, PHN204, PHN302 and PHN601 for 2015-2016 should be interpreted with caution, reported data includes 90-95% of public hospital emergency service presentations for residents in these area.

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Source https://adp.aurin.org.au/geoserver/wfs
Last Updated June 28, 2023, 07:48 (UTC)
Created June 28, 2023, 07:48 (UTC)
ADP ID datasource-AU_Govt_AIHW-UoM_AURIN_DB:aihw_emergency_department_attnd_per_1k_phn_2013_16
Access Level Open Access
Aggregation Level phn2015
Attribute List Financial Year, Geometry, Number of After-hours ED Attendances per 1,000, Number of In-hours ED Attendances per 1,000, PHN Code, PHN Name
Attribution Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, (2017): AIHW - Use of Emergency Department (ED) - In-hours and After-hours ED Attendances (Count) (PHN) 2013-2016; accessed from AURIN on [date of access].
Coordinate Ref. System EPSG:4283 (GDA_1994)
Copyright Notice © Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017
Geometry Field geom
Key phn_code
Type dataset
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