Day Care Attendance

This is one attendance by a patient at a particular day care session by either a patient using a hospital bed (including a patient on home leave) or a regular day attendee.

First attendance: the first attendance of a series or only attendance within one day care function at day care facilities of a health care provider.

Re-attendance: any subsequent attendance at a day care session of the same day care function and same health care provider by a patient whose attendee status has not changed since the previous attendance.

Notes:

1.  If patient attends a day care session of the same day care function at another site of the health care provider, the initial attendance at the second facility is a re-attendance.

2.  If a patient attends a day care session which is not of the same day care function as one previously attended within the health care provider, the initial attendance at the second facility is a first attendance.

3.  If a patient changes attendee status from hospital bed user to regular day attendee or vice versa, the initial attendance after the change is a first attendance.

All attendances at NHS day care sessions must be recorded. This includes NHS patients using facilities under contractual arrangements and private patients.

See also Regular Day Attendee