| Format/length: | n1 |
| HES item: | NEOCARE |
| National Codes: | See NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE |
| Default Codes: | 8 - Not applicable: a still birth or the episode of care does not involve a neonate during all, or part, of the duration of the episode |
| 9 - Not known: the episode of care involves a neonate and is finished but no data has been entered, or the episode involves a neonate and is unfinished therefore no data needs to be present. This would constitute a validation error only for a finished episode |
Notes:
NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE is the same as attribute NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE.
The value recorded must be the highest level of care given during a Hospital Provider Spell with Neonatal Level Of Care Periods.
Hospital Provider Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP where ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 21 'Hospital Provider Spell'.
Neonatal Level Of Care Period is an ACTIVITY GROUP where ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 25 'Neonatal Level of Care Period'.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | NEONATAL LEVELS OF CARE |