Attendance Category

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

(This data item was formerly known as ‘First Attendance’ with the new title and data definition taking effect from 1^st April 2009)

FOR WELSH EMERGENCY CARE DATA SET

The category of Urgent and Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance which provides an indication of whether a patient is making a planned or un-planned attendance at the Urgent and Emergency Care Department.

Format: 2 digit alpha numeric

FOR OUTPATIENTS

(This data item was formerly known as ‘First Attendance’ with the new title and data definition taking effect from 1st April 2009)

This categorises the type of attendance.

The first attendance is the start of the Outpatient episode and is the first attendance in a series with the same Consultant or Independent Nurse following a referral.

Format: 1 digit numeric

¹ Please note that Remote Monitoring Triggered appointments refer to patients who are managing their condition via a third-party system such as My Medical Record or Patient Knows best. For example, a clinician has reviewed the patients recent test results via the system and identifies the patient requires a follow up appointment.

FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DATA SET:

Accident and Emergency Attendance Category is an indication of whether a patient is making a first or follow-up attendance at the Accident and Emergency Department.

New Attendance

A new attendance is the first visit made by a patient to the Accident and Emergency Department for a particular injury or ailment. A new attendance can be the first in a series or one single attendance in an Accident and Emergency Department.

Planned Follow-up Attendance

A follow-up Accident and Emergency Attendance is a subsequent planned attendance at the same department, and for the same incident as the first attendance. A planned follow-up attendance is agreed or requested by a clinician.

Unplanned Follow-up Attendance

A patient returning to the Accident and Emergency Department with a conditional previously treated where they have not been asked to return by the clinician will be counted as an unplanned follow-up attendance.

Please note: This definition of an Attendance Category applies to QS1 and EDDS Reporting. For SITREPS Reporting, Unplanned Follow-ups should be counted as 'New Attendances'.

Format: 2 digit numeric