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Queensland Monthly Oral Health Waiting List Data
Patient Health Records & Digital Health
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Monitoring the accessibility of oral healthcare services involves tracking the status of public dental waiting lists across various clinics in Queensland. This information is vital for assessing the performance of the public health system and ensuring that dental care is distributed effectively across different regions and priority levels. By providing monthly updates on clinic-specific statistics, these records allow for a detailed examination of service demand and wait times within the state's healthcare infrastructure.
Columns
- _id: A unique numerical identifier for each entry within the database record.
- date: The specific timestamp for the recorded statistics, typically representing the end of a monthly reporting period.
- clinicID: A unique numeric code assigned to each individual public dental clinic.
- clinicName: The official name of the dental facility, such as the Gympie or Caboolture Dental Clinic.
- Hospital and Health Service: The regional administrative body responsible for the clinic, such as Metro North or Metro South.
- Area: The category of dental service or patient priority, including General and various priority levels.
- Waiting D1: A numeric metric representing the count or status associated with the primary waiting category.
- Waiting D2: A secondary numeric wait-list metric for further clinical segmentation.
- Waiting D3: A tertiary numeric wait-list metric identifying specific patient subgroups.
- Waiting D4: An additional numeric wait-list metric providing further granularity on clinic queues.
Distribution
The information is delivered in a CSV format with a file size of approximately 43.49 kB. The collection contains hundreds of valid records, with the sample showing a 100% validity rate across key fields like clinic names and identifiers. The resource is maintained through monthly updates to reflect the most current public health figures and has been assigned a maximum usability score of 10.00.
Usage
Analysts can utilise these figures to identify trends in dental service demand and evaluate the efficiency of clinics across Queensland. The data is suitable for building dashboards that visualise wait times by region or priority area, helping to pinpoint locations that may require additional resources. It also supports academic research into public health equity and the impact of policy changes on oral health accessibility over several years.
Coverage
The geographic scope is focused on Queensland, Australia, including all clinics managed by the state's Hospital and Health Services. Temporally, the records span from April 2017 to May 2023. The data reflects the waiting list status for public oral health patients, categorised by specific clinical priorities and geographic areas.
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
Public health administrators can use the statistics to manage clinic workloads and allocate resources based on regional demand. Policy researchers can leverage the historical trends to assess the effectiveness of dental health programmes. Additionally, health advocacy groups and journalists can use the records to report on the state of public dental services and patient access in Queensland.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Queensland Public Dental Waiting List Registry
- QLD Oral Health Clinic Statistics (2017-2023)
- Australia Public Dental Service Wait Times
- Queensland Monthly Oral Health Waiting List Data
Attributes
Original Data Source: Queensland Monthly Oral Health Waiting List Data
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