Category of Patient

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
PEDW

This is the administrative and broad legal status of the patient at admission. Where patients are formally detained, this is done under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other acts. This data item, since April 1999, is no longer collected and has been replaced by Legal Status Classification and Administrative Category. However for historic purposes this entry remains in the Data Dictionary.

Value	Meaning
NHS patient:
10	Not formally detained
11	Formally detained under Part II, Mental Health Act 1983
12	Formally detained under Part III, Mental Health Act 1983 or under other Acts
13	Formally detained under Part X, Mental Health Act 1983
Private patient:
20	Not formally detained
21	Formally detained under Part II, Mental Health Act 1983
22	Formally detained under Part III, Mental Health Act 1983 or under other Acts
23	Formally detained under Part X, Mental Health Act 1983
Amenity patient:
30	Not formally detained
31	Formally detained under Part II, Mental Health Act 1983
32	Formally detained under Part III, Mental Health Act 1983 or under other Acts
33	Formally detained under Part X, Mental Health Act 1983
Other
98	Not applicable

Notes:

Part II is concerned with the compulsory admission of non-offending patients with a mental disorder to hospitals or guardianship for medical reasons, and covers Sections 2-34 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Part III is concerned with patients with a mental disorder who are involved in criminal proceedings or under sentence and covers Sections 35-55 of the Mental Health Act 1983. "Place of Safety" orders admitting patients under Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 should be included with admissions under Part II for these purposes.