Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson with cancer—date of referral to palliative care services
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Object ClassPerson with cancer
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PropertyDate of referral to palliative care services
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Value DomainDate DDMMYYYY
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Date DDMMYYYY ".Data Type | Date/Time |
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Format | DDMMYYYY |
Maximum character length | 8 |
Comments
Guide for use:
Record the date on which a person with cancer was referred to palliative care services.
Referral to palliative care will generally come from a person with cancer's primary treatment clinician or GP.
If the patient is receiving palliative care but no referral date can be identified, record the date of the first account of receipt of palliative care as the date of referral.
Referral to palliative care services is referral to palliative care administered by palliative care specialists such as a palliative care team or palliative physician. Palliative care may be administered in a community setting, for example, the patient's home or a nursing home, in the palliative care unit of an acute hospital, or a hospice.
The date of referral must be:
- greater than or equal to the date of diagnosis;
- greater than the date of birth; and
- less than or equal to the date of death.
Comments:
This information is used to evaluate the quality of care for patients with cancer, and may have implications for access to, and the provision of, cancer services.
References
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) and National Cancer Control Initiative (NCCI) 2003. Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer. Camperdown, NSW: National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre & National Cancer Control Initiative
Cancer Institute NSW 2006. NSW clinical cancer registration: minimum data set data dictionary, Version 1.9. Everleigh: Cancer Institute NSWThis content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.