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Data Element Detail

Administrative health region-Primary Health Network identifier
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 043102 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
28-May-2020		Current
18-May-2021
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2017
A unique identifier for a Primary Health Network (PHN).
Primary Health Network identifier
PHN
Representational Attributes
Alphanumeric
Code
A(3)N(3)
6
6
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
PHN301Brisbane North
PHN302Brisbane South
PHN303Gold Coast
PHN304Darling Downs and West Moreton
PHN305Western Queensland
PHN306Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast
PHN307Northern Queensland
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
This data element is mappable to the Healthcare statutory body-hospital and health service code data element as follows:
Code PHN301 Brisbane North is mappable to code 120 Metro North.
Code PHN302 Brisbane South is mappable to codes 122 Metro South and 121 Children's Health Queensland*.
Code PHN303 Gold Coast is mappable to code 123 Gold Coast.
Code PHN304 Darling Downs and West Moreton is mappable to codes 124 West Moreton and 125 Darling Downs.
Code PHN305 Western Queensland is mappable to codes 115 North West, 117 Central West and 126 South West.
Code PHN306 Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast is mappable to codes 116 Central Queensland, 118 Wide Bay and 119 Sunshine Coast.
Code PHN307 Northern Queensland is mappable to codes 112 Cairns and Hinterland, 113 Townsville, 114 Mackay and 127 Torres and Cape.

This data element is mappable to the Establishment-Local Hospital Network identifier data element as follows:
Code PHN301 Brisbane North is mappable to code 320 Metro North (Qld).
Code PHN302 Brisbane South is mappable to codes 322 Metro South (Qld) and 321 Children's Health Queensland*.
Code PHN303 Gold Coast is mappable to code 323 Gold Coast.
Code PHN304 Darling Downs and West Moreton is mappable to codes 324 West Moreton and 325 Darling Downs.
Code PHN305 Western Queensland is mappable to codes 315 North West (Qld), 317 Central West (Qld) and 326 South West (Qld).
Code PHN306 Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast is mappable to codes 316 Central Queensland, 318 Wide Bay and 319 Sunshine Coast.
Code PHN307 Northern Queensland is mappable to codes 312 Cairns and Hinterland, 313 Townsville, 314 Mackay and 327 Torres and Cape.

* Note that some Children's Health Queensland health services are located outside of the Brisbane South PHN geographical area.

The PHN domain (PHNID) and associated mapping domains (HHSPHN and LHNPHN) are included in the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) General Reference Data Set.
PHNs were set up to improve patient care and to make health care in Australia more efficient and effective. They are advised by local doctors, health workers and patients in the community.
Maps of the geographical areas covered by the various PHNs can be obtained from the PHN Boundaries page on the Australian Government Department of Health website: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/PHN-Boundaries
Although there are PHN codes for all states and territories, only codes for the Queensland PHNs have been included in the permissible values of this data element.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is mappable toData ElementData ElementHealthcare statutory body-hospital and health service codeQH 041594 Version 2Current
Is mappable toData ElementDerived Data ElementEstablishment-Local Hospital Network identifierQH 041669 Version 3Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementFacility-facility codeQH 040006 Version 2Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Government Department of Health; Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Administrative health region-Primary Health Network identifier, code AAANNN, Identifier 611088, National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/611088/meteorItemView/long
PHN; Primary Health Network;