The QHAPDC contains state-wide data capturing information about patients separated (an inclusive term meaning discharged, died, transferred or statistically separated) from any hospital permitted to admit patients, including public psychiatric hospitals. QHAPDC data are also used to substantiate the number of patient days (occupied bed days) for public and private patients in declared public hospitals, licensed private hospitals, and day surgery units.

The QHAPDC covers all admitted patient separations from declared public hospitals, licensed private hospitals and day surgery units. A separation can be a formal separation (including discharge, transfer or death) or a statistical separation (episode type changes). Departing the hospital on "leave” is not a separation unless; the duration of the "leave" was greater than seven days. Data from each independent declared public/licensed or private facility must be reported separately.

Specialist public psychiatric hospitals have been required to submit data to QHAPDC since 1 July 1996.

Hospitals with psychiatric units and specialist private psychiatric hospitals are required to also submit mental health data items. Hospitals that are permitted to admit patients must contribute data to QHAPDC for each admission. These hospitals are the declared public hospitals, licensed private hospitals, day surgery units and public psychiatric hospitals.

Public hospital data are available for linkage from 1/1/2000. Private hospital data only available for linkage from 1/7/2007.

This dataset is linked routinely. The time lag for finalised linked data available for researchers is available here.

Administrative. QHAPDC is the means by which admitted patient activity can be reported, monitored, evaluated, planned for and researched, thereby allowing improved and objective decision-making. It also allows QLD Health to meet national obligations through submissions to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA), the National Health Performance Authority and the National Health Funding Body.

Queensland state data

Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Qld)

Private Health Facilities Act 1999 (Qld)

Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)