PHIDU - Emergency Department Presentations - Total (PHN) 2017-2018

This dataset, released June 2020, contains total Emergency department presentations by principal diagnosis, 2017/18. Presentations include Total presentations; Total presentations for certain infectious and parasitic diseases; Total presentations for mental and behavioural disorders; Total presentations for diseases of the circulatory system; Total presentations for diseases of the respiratory system; Total presentations for diseases of the digestive system; Total presentations for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; Total presentations for diseases of the genitourinary system; Total presentations for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes; Total presentations for factors influencing health status and contact with health services; Total presentations for other diseases/ conditions.\n\nThe data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).\n\nThere are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.\n\nFor more information please see the [data source notes](https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/current/data/sha-aust/notes/phidu_data_sources_notes.pdf) on the data. \n\nSource: Compiled by PHIDU using data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, supplied on behalf of State and Territory health departments for 2017/18; and the average of the ABS Estimated Resident Population, 30 June 2017 and 2018.\n\n AURIN has spatially enabled the [original data](https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data#social-health-atlas-of-australia-primary-health-networks). Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to [PHIDU Keys](https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/1ryaKpnBQB6cMCp).