Format/Length:	an2
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:	99 - unknown

Notes:
CANCER CARE SETTING (TREATMENT) is the type of care setting where the cancer care relating to the TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) took place.

Where the care is delivered during a Hospital Provider Spell, distinction is made between care delivered as part of an ordinary admission (where the PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 1 - Ordinary Admission) and a day case admission (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 2 - Day case admission).

Permitted National Codes:

01	Cancer treatment delivered as part of a Hospital Provider Spell (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National code 1 - Ordinary admission)
02	Cancer treatment delivered as part of a Hospital Provider Spell (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 2 - Day case admission)
03	Cancer treatment delivered in an Out-patient setting
04	Cancer treatment delivered in another care setting

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CANCER CARE SETTINGS (TREATMENT)