Data dictionaries
NSW Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC)
This collection records all admitted patient services
provided by New South Wales Public Hospitals, Public
Psychiatric Hospitals, Public Multi-Purpose Serivces, Private
Hospitals, and Private Day Procedures Centres.
NSW Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC)
The Emergency Department collection provides information about
patient presentations to the emergency departments of public
hospitals in New South Wales
NSW Perinatal Data Collection (PDC)
The NSW Perinatal Data Collection (formerly known as the
Midwives Data Collection) is a population-based surveillance system
covering all births in NSW public and private hospitals, as well as
homebirths.
NSW Central Cancer Registry (CCR)
The NSW Central Cancer Registry maintains records of
people with cancer and reports on the impact of cancer in the
community.
NSW mortality data
Two datasets contain mortality information for deaths occuring
in NSW: the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM)
death registrations and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
mortality dataset.
The 45 and Up Study
The 45 and Up Study is the largest cohort study in Australia;
established to enable world class clinical, public health and
health services research. Over 266,000 men and women
aged 45 and over across NSW - about 10% of this age group - have
been recruited to the 45 and Up Study and will have their health
followed over the coming decades.
NSW Notifiable Conditions Information Management System (NCIMS)
The NSW NCIMS is a register of diagnoses of certain infectious
diseases and adverse events following immunisation, notified to the
NSW Department of Health by laboratories, hospitals, medical
practitioners, schools, and child care centres.
Data dictionary and variable list coming soon
NSW Perinatal Death Review Database
The Perinatal Death Review Database includes information on
about 800 perinatal deaths per year. The information is
obtained from confidential reviews carried out by the NSW Maternal
and Perinatal Committee, which is a quality assurance committee
appointed by the Minister for Health to review perinatal morbidity
and mortality in NSW.
ACT Admitted Patient Collection
Data dictionary and variable list coming soon
ABS Perinatal Deaths
This dataset contains information on perinatal and neonatal
deaths in NSW, registered by the Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages and coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ACT Cancer Registry
The ACT Cancer Registry maintains records of people with
cancer in the ACT and reports on the impact of cancer in the
community.
ACT Emergency Department Information System
Data dictionary and variable list coming soon
