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Change History |
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NHS Reforms: NHS Wales Data Definition Update |
This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:
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Data Set / Collection |
Valid From |
Valid To |
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APC ds99 |
1st April 1999 |
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QS1 |
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The basis for classification would continue to be the availability of beds in specialties in the hospitals. The categories are as follows:
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Category |
Explanation |
Category Code |
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Major acute hospital |
Hospitals which provide a wide range of acute in-patient and out-patient specialist services together with the necessary support systems, which allow emergency admissions and which usually has an Accident and Emergency department. |
B |
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Acute hospital |
Hospitals which provide a range of acute in-patient and out-patient services specialist services (including some surgical acute specialties) but not the wide range available in major acute hospitals. |
A |
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Specialist acute hospital |
Hospitals which provide acute services limited to a one or two specialist units. |
D |
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Community hospital |
In-patient care provided does not require the highly technical specialist support of an acute hospital. In-patient care provided under the supervision of GP's, specialist doctors or nurses, may include a minor injury service and elderly mentally ill beds. Where care is provided by consultants this is usually for elderly patients. Other services such as out-patient clinics, diagnostic and therapy services and day care may also be provided. Would not receive major acute emergency admissions. Would not be expected to undertake in-patient general surgery requiring general anaesthesia. |
E |
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Community (Geriatric) hospital |
Community hospitals with beds only in the geriatric specialty |
G |
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Psychiatric hospital: Mental Illness |
Hospitals with beds only in the mental illness specialties (specialty codes 7100 to 7150): Adult Mental Illness, Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Old Age psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychotherapy |
F |
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Psychiatric hospital: Learning Disability |
Hospitals with beds only in the mental handicap (learning disability) specialty (specialty code 7000) |
H |
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Psychiatric hospital: Mental Illness/Learning Disability |
Hospitals with beds in the mental handicap (learning disability) specialty (code 7000) and at least one of the mental illness specialties (codes 7100 to 7150): Adult Mental Illness, Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Old Age psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychotherapy |
K |
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Local Health Board/Trust |
Where first 3 Characters of Local Health Board/Trust only |
M |