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released: 23 Jan 2009 author: AIHW media release

The Medical Indemnity National Data Collection Public Sector 2006-07 report presents data on the number, nature, incidence and costs of medical indemnity claims in the public sector over the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. The report describes allegations of harm that gave rise to claims, the people affected by these allegations of harm, and the size, duration and outcomes of the medical indemnity claims.This is the fifth report derived from the Medical Indemnity National Collection (public sector), and the second report to look at trends in the data which now cover four full financial years of claims information. This report will be useful for policy makers, health administrators, clinicians and other health professionals, and users of health services.

ISSN 1833-7422; ISBN 978 1 74024 869 3; Cat. no. HSE 67; 68pp.; $28.00

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body sections
    1. Introduction
    2. The collection
      1. Scope and context
      2. Policy, administrative and legal context
      3. Data items
      4. Data quality and completeness
    3. Public sector medical indemnity claims 2006-07
      1. Claims
      2. People
      3. Administrative and financial characteristics of claims
    4. Public sector medical indemnity claims 2003-04 to 2006-07
      1. Data completeness and claim status
      2. People
      3. Claims
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      1. Body function/structure categories
      2. Detailed tables
      3. Background to the MINC collection
        • Background to the collection
        • Purposes of the collection
        • Collaborative arrangements
      4. Policy, administrative and legal features in each jurisdiction
        • New South Wales
        • Victoria
        • Queensland
        • Western Australia
        • South Australia
        • Tasmania
        • Australian Capital Territory
        • Northern Territory
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of boxes

Recommended citation

AIHW 2009. Medical indemnity national data collection public sector 2006-07. Cat. no. HSE 67. Canberra: AIHW.