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Cancer Registry - Notifying Cancer Cases to the NSW Central Cancer Registry

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2009_012

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Information and data
Clinical/ Patient Services - Information and data
Clinical/ Patient Services - Pathology

Summary
Describes the mandatory requirement to report notifiable cancer cases to the NSW Central Cancer Registry by institutions including public and private hospitals, multipurpose services, private day procedure centres, residential aged care facilities and pathology laboratories.

Date of Publication: 12 March 2009

Replaces:

  • Cancer Registry Notifications for Inpatients - Separations from 1 July 2001 [PD2005_220]
Author Branch: Epidemiology and Research

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Private Nursing Homes, Public Hospitals

Audience: Health Information Managers, Medical Records, Clinical Coders, Data Managers, Path Lab Managers

Distributed to: Public Health System, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes

Review Date: 12 March 2014

File No: 05/3764

Status: Active

File link: Cancer Registry - Notifying Cancer Cases to the NSW Central Cancer Registry
File size: 177Kb

Cancer Registry - Notifying Cancer Cases to the NSW Central Cancer Registry

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