Hospital Morbidity Data Set (HMDS)
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Patient separations from hospital – reasons for admission, illnesses, details of discharge etc.
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1970 -
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Hospital administrative staff (Admission clerks, ward clerks)
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Mortality Data
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Registrar General records information on all deaths in WA including date and cause of death
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1969 -
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Funeral directors, may be modified by ABS (see Figure
2)
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Mental Health Database System (MHDS)
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Patient separations from mental health facilities - reasons for admission, illnesses etc.
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1966 -
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Hospital administrative staff (Admission clerks, ward clerks)
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WA Cancer Registry
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Notification of incident cancers
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1981 -
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Diagnosing doctors and laboratories
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Midwives Data Collection
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Information on all births in WA, only the mother’s Indigenous identity is recorded in relation to the newborn
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1980 -
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Midwives
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Birth Registry Data
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Registrar General collects information on all births in WA including data and place of birth.
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1974 -
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Both parents are required to complete and sign the Birth Registration form
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Electoral Roll |
Every eligible Australian citizen (18 years or older) is required by law to enrol and vote |
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Not applicable (i.e. no information on Indigenous status is collected) |