Participation in Bowel Cancer Screening
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Productivity Commission: Report on Government Services - Primary and Community Health
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of people invited to screen through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) between 1 January and 31 December of the two year rolling period who returned a completed screening test within that period or by 30 June of the following year.
Numerator
The number of people who returned a completed screening test within the reference period.
Denominator
The number of people invited to screen through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in the reference period.
Exclusions
Excludes those who suspended or opted off without completing their screening test.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By jurisdiction and year.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Australian Government Productivity Commission
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Report on Government Services (RoGS
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025