This indicates whether a PATIENT is making a first attendance or contact; or a follow-up attendance or contact.
National Codes:
| 1 | First attendance face to face |
| 2 | Follow-up attendance face to face |
| 3 | First telephone or telemedicine consultation |
| 4 | Follow-up telephone or telemedicine consultation |
| 5 | Referral To Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event* |
*Referral to Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event allows the Secondary Uses Service to build accurate PATIENT PATHWAYS for the reporting of 18 weeks activity. It flows through the CDS V6 TYPE 020 - OUTPATIENT CDS structure. See Referral To Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | FIRST ATTENDANCES |