Source of Admission

Change History
DSCN 2019 / 04	APC Data Set – Source of Admission / Discharge Destination
DSCN 2009 / 09	NHS Reforms: NHS Wales Data Definition Update
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set
DSCN (2006) 08 (W)	Data Standards: Source of Admission, Discharge Destination value of '51' and '55'
DSCN 09/02 (W)	Data Standards: Changes in High Security Psychiatric Services
DSCN 30/01 (W)	Data Standards: The implementation of new codes for Source of Admission and Discharge Destination to indicate admissions from the discharges to hospital providers in the same Trust. In line with the new definition for Provider (Trust) Spell, Hospital Site Spell and Discharge

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

This is the source of admission to a hospital.

Format: 2 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
19	Own Home	Pre 28^th December 1995
19	Own Home	Amended 1^st April 2019
20	Permanent residence at nursing home, residential care home.	1st April 2019
21	Temporary residence at nursing home, residential care home.	1st April 2019
22	No fixed abode.	1st April 2019
23	Hospice.	1st April 2019
29	Temporary place of residence, when usually resident elsewhere (includes hotel, residential educational institution).	Pre 28^th December 1995
39	Penal establishment, court or police station or police custody suite	Pre 28^th December 1995
39		Amended 1^st April 2019
49	Special Health Authority establishment under the High Security Psychiatric Services Commissioning Board	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st December 2002
51	Patient transfer from other health board / trust	Pre 28^th December 1995 Amended 28^th February 2006 Amended 1^st October 2009
51	Patient transfer from other health board / trust	Amended 1^st April 2019
52	Other Local Health Board/Trust - ward for maternity patients or neonates.	Pre 28^th December 1995 Amended 1^st October 2009	31^st March 2019
53	Other Local Health Board/Trust - ward for patients who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities.	Pre 28^th December 1995 Amended 1^st October 2009	31^st March 2019
54	NHS run, nursing home, residential care home or group home.	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st March 2019
55	Patient transfer within the same health board / trust.	1^st September 2001 Amended 28^th February 2006 Amended 1^st October 2009
55	Patient transfer within the same health board / trust.	Amended 1^st April 2019
56	Hospital site within the same Local Health Board - ward for maternity patients or neonates.	1^st September 2001 Amended 1^st October 2009	31^st March 2019
57	Hospital site within the same Local Health Board - ward for patients who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities.	1^st September 2001 Amended 1^st October 2009	31^st March 2019
65	Local Authority Part 3 residential accommodations i.e. where care is provided.	Pre 28^th December 1995
66	Local Authority foster care but not in Part 3 residential accommodation.	Pre 28^th December 1995
69	Under local authority care – Residential or foster care	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st March 2001
79	Babies born in or on way to hospital. (Baby Activity)	Pre 28^th December 1995
79	Babies born in or on way to hospital. (Baby Activity)	Amended 1^st April 2019
85	Non-NHS, (other than Local Authority), run residential care home.	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st March 2019
86	Non-NHS, (other than Local Authority), run nursing home.	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st March 2019
87	Patient transfer from non NHS hospital, includes private hospitals e.g. BUPA	Pre 28^th December 1995
87		Amended 1^st April 2019
88	Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run Hospice	1^st July 1997	31st March 2019
89	Other non NHS Hospital, Nursing Home or Residential institution	Pre 28^th December 1995	31^st March 2001
98	Not applicable	1^st July 1997	20^th February 2000
99	Not Known	Pre 28^th December 1995	20^th February 2000