An indication of whether a PATIENT is making first or follow-up attendance at a particular Accident and Emergency Department.
Note:
An attendance at a Consultant Clinic following an Accident and Emergency Attendance is an Out-Patient Attendance Consultant and not an Accident and Emergency Attendance even if the clinic may be held in or near the Accident and Emergency Department, e.g. a Fracture Clinic.
National Codes:
| 1 | First Accident and Emergency Attendance - the first in a series, or the only attendance, in a particular Accident and Emergency Episode |
| 2 | Follow-up Accident and Emergency Attendance - planned: a subsequent planned attendance at the same department, and for the same incident as the first attendance |
| 3 | Follow-up Accident and Emergency Attendance - unplanned: a subsequent unplanned attendance at the same department, and for the same incident as the first attendance |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | A AND E ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES |
