Table 2

Charting tool, comprising Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) data as an exemplar

Data sourceDetails
AgencyAustralian Health Practotioner Regulation Agency
AbbreviationAHPRA
Data typeAdministrative (registration of health professionals)+voluntary survey in conjunction with registration
Associated micro dataNot known
Aim of data collectionRegistration of health professionals
Collection of data required for workforce planning
Primary or secondary data sourcePrimary
Population coverageLicensure registry
Individual level/aggregated dataIndividual level
How data were collectedOnline/paper (1.5%)
Years data collectedAnnually from 2010
Geographical coverageNational
Geographical level of reportingStatistical level (eg, Remoteness Area)
Sample size678 938 health practitioners in 14 professions registered in Australia in 2016/2017
Data capture97% of registrants completed an online workforce survey at renewal
Workforce type/professionAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners; Chinese medicine practitioners; chiropractors; dental practitioners; medical practitioners; medical radiation practitioners; nurses; midwives; occupational therapists; optometrists; osteopaths; paramedics; pharmacists; physiotherapists; podiatrists; psychologists
AgeYes
SexYes
Level of educationYes
Hours of workYes
Activity levelNo
Work settingNo
Employment sectorNo
Principal roleNo
Other informationReports demographics, employment status, indigenous status, country of qualification, principal role of main job, principal area of main job, registration category, endorsement/specialisation, working hours and work setting
Accessibility of informationPublicly available reports. Fees and charges applied on a cost recovery basis for data requests.
References/websiteshttps://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-AHPRA/What-We-Do/Data-access-and-research.aspx