| Format/Length: | an2 |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: |
Notes:
INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY CODE is the same as attribute CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY.
INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY CODE is the same as attribute CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY and the values recorded are the National Codes contained within the definition of CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY, including additions:
| For PATIENTS with mental illness | |
| 51 | for intensive care: specially designated ward for PATIENTS needing containment and more intensive management. This is not to be confused with intensive nursing where PATIENTS may require one to one nursing while on a standard WARD |
| 52 | for short stay: PATIENTS intended to stay less than a year |
| 53 | for long stay: PATIENTS intended to stay a year or more |
| For PATIENTS with Learning Disabilities | |
| 61 | designated or interim secure unit |
| 62 | PATIENTS intending to stay less than a year |
| 63 | PATIENTS intending to stay a year or more |
| For maternity PATIENTS | |
| 41 | only for PATIENTS looked after by CONSULTANTS |
| 43 | only for PATIENTS looked after by GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS |
| 42 | for joint use by CONSULTANTS & GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS |
| For neonates | |
| 33 | maternity: associated with the maternity WARD in that cots are in the maternity WARD nursery or in the WARD itself |
| 32 | non-maternity: not associated with the maternity WARD and without designated cots for intensive care |
| 31 | not associated with the maternity WARD and in which there are some designated cots for intensive care |
| For the younger physically disabled | |
| 21 | spinal units, only those units which are nationally recognised |
| 22 | other units |
| For terminally ill/Palliative Care | |
| 81 | terminally ill/Palliative Care |
| For general PATIENTS | |
| 11 | for intensive therapy, including high dependency care |
| 12 | for normal therapy: where resources permit the admission of PATIENTS who might need all but intensive or high dependency therapy |
| 13 | for limited therapy: where nursing care rather than continuous medical care is provided. Such WARDS can be used only for PATIENTS carefully selected and restricted to a narrow range in terms of the extent and nature of disease |
| additional codes | |
| 71 | Home Leave, non-psychiatric |
| 72 | Home Leave, psychiatric |
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY CODES |
