Neonatal Level of Care Period
A Neonatal Level Of Care Period is a period of time during a Hospital Provider Spell that a Neonate is identified as receiving a particular level of care classified by the NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE.
Description
A Neonatal Level Of Care Period is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A Neonatal Level Of Care Period is a period of time during a Hospital Provider Spell that a Neonate is identified as receiving a particular level of care classified by the NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE.
Note that it is agreed nationally that the level of care should be recorded daily, as a minimum, but locally it may be desirable that it is recorded more frequently showing the time as well as date.
During the Neonatal Level Of Care Period a number of PATIENT DIAGNOSES may be recorded.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias | 
|---|---|
| Plural | Neonatal Level Of Care Periods | 
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used | 
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE | references in description Neonatal Level of Care Period | 
| Attribute | NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE | references in description Neonatal Level of Care Period | 
| Data Element | NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE CODE | references in description Neonatal Level of Care Period | 
| NHS Business Definition | Neonatal Level of Care Period | references in description Neonatal Level of Care Period |