CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED identifies the communication mechanism used to relay information between the CARE PROFESSIONAL and the PERSON who is the subject of the consultation, during a CARE ACTIVITY.
The telephone or telemedicine consultation should directly support diagnosis and care planning and must replace a face to face Out-Patient Attendance Consultant, Clinic Attendance Nurse or Clinic Attendance Midwife, types of CARE ACTIVITY. A record of the telephone or telemedicine consultation must be retained in the PATIENT's records.
Telephone contacts solely for informing PATIENTS of results are excluded.
National Codes:
| 01 | Face to face communication |
| 02 | Telephone |
| 03 | Telemedicine web camera |
| 04 | Talk type for a PERSON unable to speak |
| 05 | Email ** |
| 06 | Short Message Service (SMS) - Text Messaging *** |
| 98 | Other * |
Notes:
- * National Code 98 'Other' is only used for the Community Services Data Set, Mental Health Services Data Set and Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Data Set. It is NOT valid in any other data set including Commissioning Data Set version 6-2.
- ** National Codes 05 'Email' is NOT valid for Commissioning Data Set version 6-2.
- *** National Code 06 'Short Message Service (SMS) - Text Messaging' is NOT valid for Commissioning Data Set version 6-2 and the HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | CONSULTATION MEDIA USED |
