National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets

These are resources for the National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets.

National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets

The National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets were developed to assist service providers and data custodians in their role to improve the collection and recording of Indigenous status in key health data sets. Many of the recommendations could be readily applied to other data collections in health, education and community services sectors.

• National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets
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• A4(DL) brochure (1.1MB PDF)This brochure promotes the importance of the Indigenous status question and best practice amongst staff in health services.
• A3 poster (765KB PDF) This poster raises awareness of the Indigenous status question amongst patients of health services.

For health professionals and staff

• Staff training tips (129KB DOC) These tips cover the basic competencies staff need to correctly collect the Indigenous status of patients, as recommended in the Best practice guidelines.
• Staff knowledge training tool (193KB XLS) A great way to learn more about best practice for collecting Indigenous status!

For patients

• Patient factsheet (25KB PDF) If your patients want to know why they are being asked this question, or want to know more about Indigenous data issues, this factsheet may assist.

Further information

Contact for advice and assistance

AIHW National Indigenous Data Improvement Support Centre (NIDISC) Helpdesk:

Tel. 1800 223 919
Email:

Ordering printed copies

To order printed copies of National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets, please contact NIDISC.