Databases in the National Hospitals Data Collection
States and territories provide data on hospitals to the AIHW under the National Health Information Agreement. These data are compiled in the National Hospitals Data Collection (NHDC). The NHDC is comprised of the following databases:
- National Hospital Morbidity Database
- National Public Hospital Establishments Database
- National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database
- National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection
- National Non-admitted Patient Care (aggregate) Database
- National Non-admitted Patient Care (episode-level) Database
More information about each database is below: