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Rescinded publications

HACC MDS Guidelines and HACC Data Dictionary

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED. Guidelines to the Home and Community Care Program National Minimum Data Set and the Home and Community Care Data Dictionary.

In this section:

After Hours Primary Medical Care Services in Australia

After Hours Primary Medical Care Trials National Evaluation Report

Aged Care Client Record User Guide - 2006

Aged Care Core Component In Undergraduate Nursing Curricula - Principles Paper

Aged Care Enrolled Nurses Working Party - Final Report

Aged Care in Australia - May 2006

Aged Care Services - Complaints Handling Kit

Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2006–07

Australian Government Implementation Plan 2003 - 2008

Balancing breastfeeding and work

Balancing breastfeeding and work :Booklet

Breastfeeding and you: A handbook for antenatal educators

Breastfeeding and you: preparing the way

Department of Health and Ageing Factbook 2006

Draft report on "National Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection in Australia"

Evaluation of the National Injury Prevention Plan: Priorities for 2001-2003 and National Injury Prevention Plan: Priorities for 2001-2003 Implementation Plan

General Practice in Australia: 2000

General Practice in Australia: 2004

Hepatitis C: a review of Australia's response

Hepatitis C: Informing Australia's National Response

Information Sheet 13: Simpler and Fairer Income Tested Fees

Let's give our baby the best

LIFE: Areas for action

LIFE: Building partnerships

LIFE: Learnings about suicide

Maternal and Infant Care Services Module 1999

Maternal and Infant Care Services Module notes and examples of current accepted practice

Medical Specialist Education and Training: Responding to the impact of changes in Australia's health care system

Mental illness: The facts

National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey - Reports

National Breastfeeding Strategy Summary Report - Summary Report of all Projects Funded under the National Breastfeeding Strategy

National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Monitoring and Reporting - 2006/07 Report

National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Monitoring and Reporting - 2005/06 Report

National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Monitoring and Reporting - 2004/05 Report

Progress on Common Arrangements May 2008

Progress Report - Progress with the Implementation of the JETACAR Report - Updated 16 November 2001

Quality of Working Life for Nurses

Quality Reporting for community care - what you need to do - short brochure

Report - National Strategy for an Ageing Australia - Community consultations

Sports safety in Australia - an update: July 2003

Stocktake and case studies of Australian legislation and other measures designed to prevent non-intentional injuries in children: Phase 1 Report

The After Hours Workshop Proceedings Report

The Aged Care Nurse Practitioner Pilot Project

The Health and Psychological Consequences of Cannabis Use

The National Hepatitis C Resource Manual

The National Hepatitis C Strategy 1999-2000 to 2003-2004

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy 1999-2000 to 2003-2004: Changes and Challenges

The National Public Health Education Framework Project: Final Report 2002

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and National Registration Authority (NRA) Report on an Informal Consultation - The Monitoring of the Distribution of Antibiotics for Veterinary and Human use in Australia

Please note the information in this publication may no longer be current but is retained on our website for historical or reseach purposes.

The following information refers to HACC MDS Version 1. Note: HACC MDS Version 2 (V2) has been implemented but it will only accept V2 submissions for the first reporting quarter of 2006. At present HACC MDS Version 1 is envisaged to be supported until January 2007.

For information about the existing HACC MDS Version 1 refer to the HACC MDS Guidelines (V1.6), which provides up-to-date information about individual data items and instructions on how to report them; additional background information on HACC MDS data items can be found in the HACC Data Dictionary (V1.0).

HACC MDS V1

Guidelines to the HACC MDS Version 1 (PDF 722 KB)
HACC Data Dictionary (V1.0) is available to download from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in full or in smaller parts.

If you are having problems downloading these PDF files please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.

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