The location at which augmented care (critical care) is delivered, excluding general wards, A&E, Radiology Departments, labour wards and special care baby units. The location of care may not be the same as the type of care being delivered.
National Codes:
| 01 | General Intensive Care Unit; adult intensive care, including wards labelled as surgical or medical ICU, but excluding the specialised units identified below. General Intensive Care Units may provide a mixture of HDU and ICU level care |
| 02 | Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit; this includes those units labelled as separate cardiac or thoracic units |
| 03 | Liver Intensive Care Unit |
| 04 | Neurological Intensive Care Unit |
| 05 | High Dependency Unit |
| 06 | Paediatric Intensive Care Unit; a unit generally admitting PATIENTS between 0 and 14 years old, but excluding Special Care Baby Units |
| 07 | Paediatric High Dependency Unit |
| 08 | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; a unit generally admitting only newborn babies up to two weeks post-delivery |
| 09 | Cardiac Care Unit; otherwise referred to as a Coronary Care Unit |
| 10 | Combined High Dependency and Coronary Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 11 | Combined Coronary and Intensive Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 12 | Combined High Dependency and Intensive Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 13 | Post Operative Recovery Unit; this includes a theatre recovery area |
| 14 | Spinal Injury Intensive Care Unit; this is a unit designated for critical care rather than a spinal injury ward |
| 15 | Burns Critical Care Unit; this includes all special care burns facilities other than short term post-operative care areas |
| 16 | Renal Unit; this includes an in-patient kidney dialysis unit, but excludes general nephrology or urology wards |
| 17 | Not otherwise specified |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | AUGMENTED CARE LOCATION CODES |