Day Surgery 2026
Changes to Day Surgery that apply from 1 July 2026.
Updates in this release by state
| State | Current Version | Updated this release? |
|---|---|---|
| ACT | 14.00.00 | Yes |
| NSW | 20.00.00 | Yes |
| QLD | 16.00.00 | Yes |
| QLD (Multi-locations) | 03.00.01 | No |
| SA | 18.00.00 | Yes |
| VIC | 19.00.00 | Yes |
| WA | 16.00.00 | Yes |
ACT
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- The Mode of Separation value must be one of these Mode of Separation codes: 10, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
- This Mode of Separation code was added: 22.
- The descriptions of the Modes of Separation were revised for consistency.
- Unplanned theatre visit values are exported based on the user selection:
- Yes=1
- No =2
- Not Stated/Inadequately Described = 2
NSW
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- The Mode of Separation value must be one of these Mode of Separation codes: 10, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
- This Mode of Separation code was added: 21.
- The descriptions of the Modes of Separation were revised for consistency.
- The patient sex value is exported to the HCP and PHDB datasets based on the
user selection:
- Male=1
- Female=2
- Another term=3
- Unknown=9
- These data items have been updated:
- Mode of Separation
- Sex (HCP AN-SNAP)
- In the Fees tab, if a user clicks Get Items, no error message is displayed.
Qld
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- The Mode of Separation value must be one of these Mode of Separation codes: 10, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
- The descriptions of the Modes of Separation were revised for consistency.
- The patient sex value is exported to the HCP and PHDB datasets based on the
user selection:
- Male=1
- Female=2
- Unknown=3
- Not stated/inadequately described = 9
- These facilities and facility codes were added. New facility names are
displayed in CAPITAL letters in the user interface.
- Lockyer Valley (00807)
- Ripley Subacute (00034)
- Fitzroy Hospice (00395)
- IMH Nundah (00398)
- Cancer Care Noosa (00399)
- AVIVE CLINIC BRISBANE (00394)
- IMH NUNDAH (00398)
- This facility and facility code were deleted:
- Gatton Hospital (00045)
- This health fund and code were added:
- Healthcare Australia (133)
- When a user completes an episode, Day Surgery now checks that the suburb, postcode and state have been entered. A message is displayed for each field that has not been completed.
Qld (Multi-location)
There are no updates for Queensland (Multi-location) in this release.
SA
- The Admission Election field now displays the configured value as the default value.
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- The Mode of Separation value must be one of these Mode of Separation codes: 10, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
- These Modes of Separation codes were added: 21, 30.
- The descriptions of the Modes of Separation were revised for consistency.
- In the DxCodes table, the Dx code was added. It has these possible
values:
- EX: External diagnosis
- M: Morphology
- OD: Other diagnosis
- For diagnoses, additional dropdown lists have been added to display the DCID code based on the selected diagnosis code.
- The Episodes table now displays the diagnosis codes of the episodes.
- The ISAAC report now shows the DCID codes at specified locations. The report can also be generated in the latest Microsoft Excel template available.
Vic
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- The Mode of Separation value must be one of these Mode of Separation codes: 10, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
- These Mode of Separation codes were added: 22, 40, 50, 70.
- The descriptions of the Modes of Separation were revised for consistency.
- Unplanned theatre visit values are exported based on the value selected by
the user:
- Yes: 1
- No: 2
- Not Stated/Inadequately Described: 2
- The patient sex value is exported to the HCP and PHDB datasets based on the
user selection:
- Male=1
- Female=2
- Another Term=3
- These data items have been updated:
- Mode of Separation
- Unplanned Theatre Visit During Episode
- Sex (HCP AN-SNAP)
WA
- Mode of Separation is now validated by its numeric value only. Its text formatting is not validated.
- In the ModeOfSeparation table, a new column named HCPModeOfSeparation
has been added to include the new codes. The values can be:
- 10: Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital
- 21: Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence
- 22: Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence
- 30: Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital
- 40: Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
- 50: Statistical discharge-type change
- 60: Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk
- 70: Statistical discharge from leave
- 80: Died
- 90: Other (includes discharge to usual residence (not including residential aged care), own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services))
- Unplanned theatre visit values are exported based on the value selected
by the user:
- Yes: 1
- No: 2
- Not Stated/Inadequately Described: 2
- The patient sex value is exported to the HCP and PHDB datasets based on
the user selection:
- Male=1
- Female=2
- Another Term=3