Intended Procedure (OPCS or READ)

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

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
EAL ds	1^st April 1999	21^st November 2012

This is the intended patient procedure. A procedure intended to be performed on a patient, recorded for an Elective Admission List Entry, and classified by an Operative Procedure or a Read classification. Up to three Intended Procedures may be included in the ds to give commissioners an indication of the procedures for which a resident is waiting so that they can be costed and linked to other events.

OPCS Format: 4 character alpha-numeric

Read Format: 7 character alpha-numeric