Format/Length:	an2
National Codes:
Default Codes:	99 - Unknown

Notes:
CANCER CARE SETTING (TREATMENT) is the type of care setting where the cancer care relating to the TREATMENT START DATE FOR CANCER took place.

Where the care is delivered during a Hospital Provider Spell, distinction is made between care delivered as part of an ordinary admission (where the PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 1 'Ordinary Admission') and a day case admission (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 2 'Day case admission').

For the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, default code '99 - Unknown' indicates "Not Recorded".

Permitted National Codes:

01	Cancer treatment delivered as part of a Hospital Provider Spell (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 1 'Ordinary admission')
02	Cancer treatment delivered as part of a Hospital Provider Spell (where PATIENT CLASSIFICATION is National Code 2 'Day case admission')
03	Cancer treatment delivered in an Out-patient setting
04	Cancer treatment delivered in another care setting

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CANCER CARE SETTINGS (TREATMENT)