Making national federal health data access easier - AIHW
November 05, 2026
BioGrid has extended its partnership with Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) to access Australian national health data for its members and collaborators.
BioGrid members have had access to the AIHW’s National Death Index (NDI) under favourable terms since 2012, with BioGrid facilitating AIHW applications and linkage to the NDI.
Now, BioGrid has secured a similar arrangement for members to access the AIHW’s National Health Data Hub (NHDH), a major national de-identified linked data system that draws together core government administrative health, welfare, disability and aged care datasets such as the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and hospital admissions data.
No other collection routinely brings together these core data or delivers such a vast range of insights for health, welfare, disability and aged care policy and research.
BioGrid’s expertise in preparing AIHW feasibility and technical assessments, managing ethics applications and supporting secure data linkage ensures submissions to AIHW meet their requirements in a timely manner, making the entire process more streamlined for researchers planning projects with a national scope.
BioGrid will also continue to provide curated specific project linkage to the National Death Index if full access to the NHDH is not required.
If you’d like to know more about accessing AIHW data through BioGrid, please contact us.
