Patient Classification

Change History
DDCN 2013 / 06	Appendix B - Patient Classification (Inpatients/Daycases)
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set
DSCN 04/01 (W)	Data Standards: Minor Changes and Corrections

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

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
APC ds99	1^st April 1999

A coded classification of Patients who have been admitted to a Hospital Provider Spell, derived by combining data items on the patient administration systems, namely Admission Method, Intended Management and ward use with actual duration of stay in a hospital bed. The duration of stay is derived by subtracting the date of admission from the date of discharge.

In the case of maternity patients, the use being made of the delivery facilities is also used in the derivation.

Format: 1 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
1	Ordinary admission	Pre 28^th December 1995
2	Day case admission	Pre 28^th December 1995
3	Regular day admission	Pre 28^th December 1995
4	Regular night admission	Pre 28^th December 1995
5	Women using delivery facilities only	Pre 28^th December 1995
8	Not applicable	1^st May 1998	20^th January 2002

The flowchart shows the derivation of Patient Classification from method of admission, intended management; ward used and actual duration of stay in a hospital bed. The one exception is for any episode in a day case spell that is not the final episode. For these episodes, which should be rare, the patient classification will be 'ordinary admission' rather than 'day case admission'. The last episode in this spell will have the correct value of 'day case' admission.