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Change History |
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Recording and Reporting of the 2nd Offer Scheme |
This is the start of the first consultant episode or nursing episode (in which the patient's GP assumes responsibility for the patient's care) of a hospital provider spell.
Admission Method
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Elective admission: where the health care provider has known about at least 24 hours in advance. |
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Waiting list admission: patients admitted from an elective admission list when the facilities to carry out the treatment were not available and a bed could not be booked at the time. |
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See also WAITING LIST SYSTEM |
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Booked admission: patients admitted having been given a date for admission at the time of the consultation and the bed is booked at the same time for the patient. |
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See also DIARY SYSTEM |
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Planned admission: patients admitted having been given a date when it was confirmed by the clinician that the patient is for medical reasons now able to receive the further planned treatment. This method is used following a first elective treatment, or an emergency treatment, if further planned elective treatment is required e.g. check cystoscopies, endoscopies, laser treatments. |
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Emergency admission: patients admitted to hospital for urgent care. |
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Maternity admission: an admission of a pregnant or recently pregnant woman to a maternity ward (including delivery facilities) except when the intention is to terminate pregnancy. |
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Other: a patient other than an elective, emergency or maternity admission admitted to a hospital bed. |