The method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell.
Note: see ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE for a full definition of Elective Admission.
Notes:
- The National Codes have been listed in logical sequence rather than alphanumeric order
- The following National Codes have been introduced to replace National Code 28 'Other means'. National Code 28 will be retired in the next version of the Commissioning Data Set:
- 2A 'Accident and Emergency Department of another provider where the PATIENT had not been admitted'
- 2B 'Transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency'
- 2C 'Baby born at home as intended'
- 2D 'Other emergency admission'
- The following National Codes are not valid for use in the Mental Health Services Data Set:
- 2C 'Baby born at home as intended'
- 28 'Other means'
- 31 'Admitted ante partum'
- 32 'Admitted post partum'
- 82 'The birth of a baby in this Health Care Provider'
- 83 'Baby born outside the Health Care Provider except when born at home as intended'.
National Codes:
| Elective Admission, when the DECISION TO ADMIT could be separated in time from the actual admission: | |
| 11 | Waiting list |
| 12 | Booked |
| 13 | Planned |
| Note that this does not include a transfer from another Hospital Provider (see 81 below). | |
Emergency Admission, when admission is unpredictable and at short notice because of clinical need: | |
| 21 | Accident and emergency or dental casualty department of the Health Care Provider |
| 22 | GENERAL PRACTITIONER: after a request for immediate admission has been made direct to a Hospital Provider, i.e. not through a Bed bureau, by a GENERAL PRACTITIONER or deputy |
| 23 | Bed bureau |
| 24 | Consultant Clinic, of this or another Health Care Provider |
| 25 | Admission via Mental Health Crisis Resolution Team |
| 2A | Accident and Emergency Department of another provider where the PATIENT had not been admitted |
| 2B | Transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency |
| 2C | Baby born at home as intended |
| 2D | Other emergency admission |
| 28 | Other means, examples are: - admitted from the Accident and Emergency Department of another provider where they had not been admitted - transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency - baby born at home as intended |
Maternity Admission, of a pregnant or recently pregnant woman to a maternity WARD (including Delivery facilities) except when the intention is to terminate the pregnancy | |
| 31 | Admitted ante partum |
| 32 | Admitted post partum |
Other Admission not specified above | |
| 82 | The birth of a baby in this Health Care Provider |
| 83 | Baby born outside the Health Care Provider except when born at home as intended |
| 81 | Transfer of any admitted PATIENT from other Hospital Provider other than in an emergency |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ADMISSION METHODS |
