Palliative care services Data sources

Data sources

A range of data sources are used to provide an overview of palliative care services in Australia, including, but not limited to:

Data sources used to provide an overview of palliative care services in Australia
Data sources	Section
National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) National Public Hospital Establishments Database (NPHED)	Hospitals – Admitted patient care and specialised facilities for palliative care
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)/Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Data (RBPS)	Palliative Care-related medications
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data collection	Medicare-subsidised palliative medicine services
Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) palliative care outcomes collection	Palliative Care Outcomes
National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse	Palliative Care for people living in residential aged care
National Health Workforce Data Set (NHWDS)	Palliative Care Workforce

More information about the use of these data sources is contained within the data source page of the Palliative care services in Australia report.