Format/Length:	See DATE
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Notes:
DATE OF CLINICAL ASSESSMENT is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DATE where the ACTIVITY DATE TYPE is National Code 'Clinical Assessment Date'.

For the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, DATE OF CLINICAL ASSESSMENT is based on clinical history and physical examination and will normally be the DATE of the first outpatient APPOINTMENT at the breast clinic. If the PATIENT attends more than one breast clinic, the DATE of each clinical assessment undertaken should be recorded.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	DATE OF CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS