❓ Question regarding the number of 16-18 year olds admitted to adult facilities for eating disorders in WA over the past three years, broken down by mental health unit versus other wards. The answer provides aggregate numbers but withholds specific figures below 5 to protect patient confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 3470Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) During the last three years, how many people between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age, were admitted to each adult facility for eating disorders?
(2) How many of these at each hospital, were in a mental health unit?
(3) How many were in other wards?
(2) How many of these at each hospital, were in a mental health unit?
(3) How many were in other wards?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
34 days
(1) 5
(2) < 5*
(3) < 5*
* The release of patient data held within the Data Integrity Directorate of the Performance Activity & Quality Division must be released in accordance to the 'Protocol for Release of Information' endorsed by executive on 12 January 2010.
Health information is considered identifiable when it either directly identifies an individual or has the potential to indirectly identify an individual based on a combination of identifiers or based on small cell sizes. A cell size is considered small if the result in a statistical table shows a value that is less then 5.
For data to be considered non-identifiable there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to re-identify an individual patient when used in combination with other details held by the requestor or those who will view the information.
It is the belief of the Mental Health Data Collection custodian that patient confidentiality can not be guaranteed with the release of inpatient data containing small cells sizes.
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(2) < 5*
(3) < 5*
* The release of patient data held within the Data Integrity Directorate of the Performance Activity & Quality Division must be released in accordance to the 'Protocol for Release of Information' endorsed by executive on 12 January 2010.
Health information is considered identifiable when it either directly identifies an individual or has the potential to indirectly identify an individual based on a combination of identifiers or based on small cell sizes. A cell size is considered small if the result in a statistical table shows a value that is less then 5.
For data to be considered non-identifiable there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to re-identify an individual patient when used in combination with other details held by the requestor or those who will view the information.
It is the belief of the Mental Health Data Collection custodian that patient confidentiality can not be guaranteed with the release of inpatient data containing small cells sizes.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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