Outcome of Attendance

Change History
DSCN 2012 / 02	Outcome of Attendance
DSCN 2010 / 06	Outpatient Activity Minimum Data Set (OP MDS) Data Validity Standards
DSCN 2010 / 01	Revisions to the Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2007) 01 (W)	Referral to Treatment
DSCN (2006) 01 (W)	To introduce Independent Nurse Activity in the Outpatient ds + QS1

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

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
OP	1^st April 1999
EDDS	1^st April 2009

FOR OUTPATIENTS DATA SET:

This records the outcome of the Outpatient Attendance:

Format: 1 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
1	Discharged from Consultant care (last attendance) or Independent Nurse	1^st April 1999	31^st March 2007
2	Another appointment given	1^st April 1999	31^st March 2007
3	Appointment to be made at a later date	1^st April 1999	31^st March 2007
4	Referral to Treatment Period Start Point	1^st April 2007
5	Referral to Treatment Period Stop Point	1^st April 2007
6	Referral to Treatment Continuation of Status	1^st April 2007
9	Specialty Not Subject to Referral to Treatment Times Measurement	1^st April 2012

The full definitions and implementation guidance for these new codes are the responsibility of the Access 2009 Project. Implementation guidelines can be found in WHC (2006) 081, with further guidance being issued under subsequent WHCs.

FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DATA SET:

This records the outcome of the Accident and Emergency Department Attendance.

Format: 2 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
01	Admitted to same Hospital within Local Health Board	1^st April 2009
02	Admitted to other Hospital within Local Health Board	1^st April 2009
03	Transferred to different Local Health Board	1^st April 2009
04	Referred to Outpatient Department	1^st April 2009
05	Referred to GP	1^st April 2009
06	Referred to Other Healthcare Professional	1^st April 2009
07	No Planned Follow-up	1^st April 2009
08	Planned Follow-up at Accident and Emergency Department	1^st April 2009
09	Patient Self Discharged without Clinical Consent	1^st April 2009
10	Died in Department	1^st April 2009
11	Patient Dead on Arrival	1^st February 2010

Note: ‘11 – Dead on Arrival’ should only be recorded for patients who have been certified as dead on arrival by a clinician in the Accident and Emergency Department