The Non-Admitted Patient (NAP) Data Collection is a patient unit record level collection that covers all NSW Health non-admitted patient services that have clinical and/or therapeutic content that warrants a note being made in the patient’s medical record.

The collection cover all services provided by NSW Health directly to clients/patients irrespective of funding source or mode of service delivery, and all services funded by NSW Health from third party providers under contract. The collection’s core minimum data set covers the characteristics of the client/patient, the request for service, the organisation service provider, the individual service providers, and each service contact (such as modality, setting, financial class, date of service).

The reporting of ancillary services (pathology, radiology, pharmacy) and community supports services, at the unit record level, are optional for reporting to the collection.

Non-admitted patient unit level data is comparatively new for NSW Health and therefore the core data set, elements and domains and their collection and reporting has been more subject to change and development in this period than a number of other NSW Health data sets. This will mean that the earlier data may be less reliable or comprehensive than later data, particularly data prior to the third quarter of 2016.

Users should also be aware that NAP data may be updated locally and re-submitted from time to time. Where this occurs it is usually for specific services or source system within a District or Network rather than a global change to NAP Data therefore there is potential for NAP data to change over time.

The collection is used for planning, activity based management, costing and measuring health system performance.

NSW state data

Health Records Information and Privacy Act 2002

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

Health Administration Act 1982

Public Health Act 2010