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Data Element Detail

Not ready for care
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040377 v2
Data Element
Data Element Concept
Current
22-Sep-2005		Superseded
03-Oct-2016
Standard
01-Jul-2005
30-Jun-2015
A not ready for care patient is a patient who has been listed for care by a hospital or a community health service, but are not in a position to accept an offer for care/treatment.
Elective surgery (admitted patient care). Specialist outpatient services (hospital non-admitted patient care). Community health care. This item is necessary to accurately calculate the number of patients waiting for care/treatment and the waiting time.
Representational Attributes
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Supplementary Values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
ELECTIVE SURGERY (ADMITTED PATIENT CARE).
A not ready for care patient is either one of the following:
- staged patient whose medical condition will not require or be amenable to surgery until some future date. For example, a patient who has had internal fixation of a fractured bone and who will require removal of the fixation device after a suitable time; or
- deferred patient who for personal reasons is not yet prepared to be admitted to hospital. For example, a patient with work or other commitments, which preclude their being, admitted to hospital for a period of time.

A not ready for care patient may also be termed a staged or deferred waiting list patient. A Staged or Deferred patient should not be confused with a patient whose operation is postponed for reasons other than their own unavailability. For example, surgeon unavailable owing to emergency workload. This patient is still ready for care.

SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES
(HOSPITAL NON-ADMITTED PATIENT CARE).
A not ready for care patient is either one of the following:
- patient whose health status precludes them from accepting an appointment; and /or
- patient who wishes to defer their appointment for personal reasons.

The application of 'not ready for care' status must be supported by reason for inability to accept outpatient clinic appointment. It is patient-focused and is not dependent upon the availability of human and material resources.

A patient who has identified that they are 'not ready for care' should not be included in counts of patients awaiting care/treatment. Also the period/s of time prescribed by a patient should not be included in any waiting time calculations.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData Element ConceptNot ready for careQH 040377 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData Element ConceptService request-ready for careQH 041977 Version 1Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementDerived Data ElementOutpatient clinic service request-waiting time to censusQH 041549 Version 2Retired
Is used in conjunction withData ElementDerived Data ElementOutpatient clinic service request-waiting time to censusQH 041549 Version 1Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementDerived Data ElementOutpatient clinic service request-waiting time to initial attendanceQH 040937 Version 3Retired
Is used in conjunction withData ElementDerived Data ElementOutpatient clinic service request-waiting time to initial attendanceQH 040937 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care (outpatient)-source of referralQH 040938 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-appointment schedule dateQH 040930 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-attendance typeQH 040934 Version 1Retired
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-clinical urgency categoryQH 040936 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-individual/group session indicatorQH 040935 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-initial attendance indicatorQH 040941 Version 1Retired
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-referral issue dateQH 040928 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNot ready for care-end dateQH 040355 Version 3Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNot ready for care-end dateQH 040355 Version 2Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionElective Surgery Data Collection (ESDC)QH 020110 Version 1Superseded01-Jul-200530-Jun-2015
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1Superseded01-Jul-200530-Jun-2015
Source and Reference Attributes
Policy Framework for Specialist Outpatient Services and Policy Framework for Elective Surgery in Queensland Health public hospitals (January 2005).
Elective surgery; Not ready for care; Ready for care; Waiting time;