Format/length:	See DATE
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
The earliest DATE that it was clinically appropriate for an ACTIVITY to take place.

For the Radiotherapy Data Set this is the same as the DECISION TO TREAT DATE unless there was an elective delay.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	EARLIEST CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE DATES