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CONTACTS (CONSULTANT PSYCHOTHERAPY) is an optional data element in the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMDS) collection record and should only be present if:
| a. | one or more Out-Patient Attendance Consultant within the Mental Health Care Spell has occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD | |
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| b. | where the MAIN SPECIALTY for the CONSULTANT is 713 'PSYCHOTHERAPY' | |
It is the total number of such attendances within the REPORTING PERIOD. Each such attendance is recorded by an Out-Patient Attendance Consultant and there may be more than one recorded during the course of a REPORTING PERIOD.
There is an ATTENDANCE DATE for each Out-Patient Attendance Consultant and the calculation is based upon those attendances which have occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD. Where the CONSULTANT is also the allocated Care Programme Approach care coordinator for the PATIENT then a Face To Face Contact CPA Care Coordinator should also be recorded.
Out-Patient Attendance Consultant is a CARE CONTACT where the CARE CONTACT TYPE is National Code 27 'Out-Patient Attendance Consultant'.
Mental Health Care Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP where the ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 23 'Mental Health Care Spell'.
Contact Date is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DATE of ACTIVITY DATE TIME where the ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 39 'Contact Date'.
This object was Used by the following when it was retired:
| WebPage | Out-Patient Attendance Consultant |
| Class | CONSULTANT |
| DataElement | ATTENDANCE DATE |
| Attribute | CARE CONTACT TYPE |
| WebPage | Face To Face Contact CPA Care Coordinator |
| Class | ACTIVITY DATE TIME |
| WebPage | Contact Date |
| Class | ACTIVITY GROUP |
| Class | MAIN SPECIALTY |
| Attribute | ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE |
| Attribute | ACTIVITY DATE |
| Class | CARE CONTACT |
| Class | PATIENT |
| Class | REPORTING PERIOD |
| Attribute | ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE |
| WebPage | Mental Health Care Spell |
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | CONTACTS (CONSULTANT PSYCHOTHERAPY) |