Add the National Health Services Directory (NHSD) Identifier
The National Health Services Directory (NHSD) is an initiative of all Australian Governments to provide a comprehensive and consolidated national directory of health service and provider information.
Summary of steps to add the National Health Services Directory (NHSD) Identifier:
- From the Your Organisations screen, click on the name of the Healthcare Service the NHSD Identifier is to be added for.
- On the Healthcare Service screen, next to the NHSD Identifier, a notification will appear that says “Action Required: Add Identifier from the NHSD Service”. Click anywhere on the NHSD Identifier row to view the drop-down box.
- Click on the Add NHSD Identifier button.
- On the Add NHSD Identifier screen, provide criteria to search the NHSD website, locate the NHSD healthcare service record matching your healthcare service, and add the NHSD Identifier to your healthcare service.
Detailed steps:
Step 1
From the Your Organisations screen:
1. Click on the name of the Healthcare Service the NHSD Identifier is to be added for.
Step 2
1. On the Healthcare Service screen, next to the NHSD Identifier, a notification will appear that says, “Action Required: Add Identifier from the NHSD Service”.
2. Click anywhere on the NHSD Identifier row to view the drop-down box.
Step 3
1. Click on the Add NHSD Identifier button.
Step 4
On the Find NHSD Identifier screen:
1. Provide the criteria you wish to search on.
2. Click the Search NHSD Healthcare Service button.
Next: A NHSD search results list is displayed.
Step 5
On the NHSD search results list:
1. Select the NHSD healthcare service that matches your healthcare service.
2. On the expanded record, select the Add this NHSD Identifier button.
The Healthcare Service screen is displayed.
Step 6
1. On the Healthcare Service screen, view the NHSD Identifier that has been included against your healthcare service.
Note: If you want to remove the NHSD Identifier, click the Remove NHSD Identifier button.
Continue to next step: Publish healthcare service information and practitioner details