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Administrative health region-Primary Health Network identifier
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 043102
Version
1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
28-May-2020  		Current
18-May-2021  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
Effective From
01-Jul-2017
Effective To
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Definition 
A unique identifier for a Primary Health Network (PHN).
Context 
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Short Name
Primary Health Network identifier
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Alphanumeric
Representation Class
Code
Format
A(3)N(3)
Minimum Character Length
6
Maximum Character Length
6
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
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Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
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Verification Rules
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Collection Methods 
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.
Comment
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
Is mappable to Establishment-Local Hospital Network identifier QH 041669 Version 3
Is mappable to Healthcare statutory body-hospital and health service code QH 041594 Version 2
Is used in conjunction with Facility-facility code QH 040006 Version 2
 
Implementation in Metadata Sets
Data Quality Declaration 
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
Australian Government Department of Health; Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Source Document
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