A category of service to be provided by a Care Home, Children's Home or by independent health care.
National Codes:
| Care Homes | |
| PC | Care Home providing personal care |
| N | Care Home providing nursing |
| AP | Care Home providing adult placement |
| NM | Care Home not providing medicines or medical treatment |
Children's Homes | |
| CH | Children's Home (not in any of the categories below) |
| SU | Children's Home with a Secure Unit |
| HH | Half-way House Children's Home (for children aged 16 or over) |
| SCH | Residential Special School (accommodating any child over 295 days a year) |
| SCB | Boarding School (other than a special school - accommodating any child over 295 days a year) |
Independent Care | |
| AH | Acute hospital (with overnight beds) |
| AD(DS) | Acute hospital (day surgery only) |
| MH | Mental Health treatment establishment, not including those where people are liable to be detained |
| MH(D) | Mental Health establishment taking people liable to be detained |
| H(A) | Hospice for adults |
| H(C) | Hospice for children |
| MC | Maternity hospital/clinic |
| TOP | Abortion clinic |
| PD(M) | Private doctor - walk in medical centres |
| PD(IMA) | Private doctor - independent medical agencies |
| PD | Private doctor - (other) |
| PT(L) | Establishment using Class 3B or Class 4 lasers |
| PT(IL) | Establishment using intense light sources |
| PT(D) | Establishment providing dialysis |
| PT(E) | Establishment using endoscopy |
| PT(IVF) | Establishment providing in vitro fertilisation |
| PT(HBO) | Establishment providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | SERVICE CATEGORIES |