Ward Type at Start of Episode

Change History
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set
DSCN 17/04 (W)	To amend the All Wales Data Dictionary entry for the data term ' Ward Type at Start of Episode'
DSCN 2023 / 01	Pathways of Care Delays Data Set

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
Pathways of Care Delays ds	1^st February 2023

This identifies the ward type at start of consultant episode. This is the description of the characteristics of a ward which covers resources available to intended users. A ward is classified according to the characteristics of the majority of beds within it.

Format: 7 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
AABCDEF
AA= Clinical care intensity
General
06	Acute	1^st February 2023
07	Community	1^st February 2023
08	Mental health	1^st February 2023
09	Learning disability	1^st February 2023
10	Rehab	1^st February 2023
11	for intensive therapy	Pre 28^th December 1995
12	for normal therapy: where resources permit the admission of patients who might need all but intensive therapy	Pre 28^th December 1995
13	For limited therapy: where nursing care rather than continuous medical care is provided. Such wards can be used only for patients carefully selected and restricted to a narrow range in terms of the extent and nature of the disease	Pre 28^th December 1995
Younger physically disabled
21	spinal unit, only those units that are nationally recognised	Pre 28^th December 1995
22	other units	1^st May 1998
28	Other	Pre 28^th December 1995	30^th April 1998
Neonates
31	regionally designated: not associated with the maternity ward and in which there are some regionally designated cots for intensive care	Pre 28^th December 1995
32	non-maternity: not associated with the maternity ward and without regionally designated cots for intensive care	Pre 28^th December 1995
33	maternity: associated with the maternity ward in that cots are in the maternity ward nursery or in the ward itself	Pre 28^th December 1995
Maternity
41	only for patients looked after by consultants	Pre 28^th December 1995
42	for joint use by consultants and GMPs	Pre 28^th December 1995
43	only for patients looked after by GMPs	Pre 28^th December 1995
Mental Illness
51	for intensive care, a regionally designated or interim secure unit	Pre 28^th December 1995
52	for short stay: patients intended to stay less than a year	Pre 28^th December 1995
53	for long stay: patients intended to stay a year or more	Pre 28^th December 1995
Learning Disabilities
61	regionally designated or interim secure unit	1^st July 1997
62	short stay: patients intended to stay less than a year	Pre 28^th December 1995
63	long stay: patients intended to stay a year or more	Pre 28^th December 1995
Home leave
71	home leave: non-psychiatric	Pre 28^th December 1995
72	home leave: psychiatric	Pre 28^th December 1995
Other
81	Terminally ill/palliative care	1^st July 1997

See Ward Type, Terms (A-Z)

		Valid From	Valid To
B = Age
1	Neonates	Pre 28^th December 1995
2	Children and adolescents	Pre 28^th December 1995
3	Elderly	Pre 28^th December 1995
8	Any age	Pre 28^th December 1995
9	Home leave	Pre 28^th December 1995
C = Sex
1	Male	Pre 28^th December 1995
2	Female	Pre 28^th December 1995
8	Not Specified	Pre 28^th December 1995 Reinstated 31^st October 2004	20^th January 2002
9	Home leave	Pre 28^th December 1995
D = Provider type
1	NHS hospital provider	Pre 28^th December 1995
2	Non-NHS hospital provider	Pre 28^th December 1995
9	Home leave	Pre 28^th December 1995
E = Number of days open during the day
0 - 7		Pre 28^th December 1995
9	Home leave	Pre 28^th December 1995
F = Number of days open at night
0 - 7		Pre 28^th December 1995
9	Home leave	Pre 28^th December 1995
7199999	Home leave: non-psychiatric	Pre 28^th December 1995
7299999	Home leave: psychiatric	Pre 28^th December 1995