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Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection
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Topic: Mothers & babies
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection. AIHW, 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Environmental scan and assessment of the feasibility of developing a national neonatal hearing screening data collection, AIHW, Canberra.
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All Australian states and territories have universal neonatal hearing screening programs, however, there is no standardised national data collection to support the measuring of screening delivery and outcomes from these programs. This report provides advice on current neonatal hearing screening data and practices across the states and territories, and the opportunities for establishing a national data collection, including recommended next steps.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-41-1
- Cat. no: PER 125
- Pages: 52
Findings from this report:
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All Australian states and territories have universal neonatal hearing screening programs
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There is no standardised national data collection to measure the delivery and outcomes of screening programs
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A national data collection would allow for consistent measurement and reporting of neonatal hearing screening programs
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All states and territories should be engaged to develop and work towards consistent national data standards