The following abbreviations are used in this publication:
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACT | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
ASGS | Australian Statistical Geographical Standard |
Aust | Australia |
CHC | Coordination of Health Care |
DHS | Department of Human Services |
ED | hospital emergency department |
GP | general practitioner |
IRSAD | Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage |
MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
MEDB | Medicare Enrolment Database |
MoE | Margin of Error |
NHS | National Health Survey |
NSW | New South Wales |
NT | Northern Territory |
PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
PEx | Patient Experience Survey |
PHN | Primary Health Network |
Qld | Queensland |
RPBS | Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
RSE | relative standard error |
SA | South Australia |
SA3 | Statistical Area Level 3 |
SA4 | Statistical Area Level 4 |
SE | standard error |
SEIFA | Socio-economic Indexes for Areas |
SHC | Survey of Health Care |
Tas | Tasmania |
TIS | Translation and Interpreting Service |
Vic | Victoria |
WA | Western Australia |