Interface Service
An Interface Service is any SERVICE (excluding Consultant Led Services) that incorporates any intermediate levels of triage, assessment and treatment between traditional Primary Care and Secondary Care.
Description
An Interface Service is a SERVICE.
An Interface Service is any SERVICE (excluding Consultant Led Services) that incorporates any intermediate levels of triage, assessment and treatment between traditional Primary Care and Secondary Care.
Interface Services include assessment services and referral management centres.
It does not include
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arrangements established to deliver primary, community or Direct Access Services, outside of their traditional setting
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Non-Consultant Led Services
for mental health run by Mental Health Trusts.
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referrals to General Practitioners with Extended Roles for triage, assessment and possible treatment, except where they are working as part of a wider Interface Service arrangement.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Interface Services |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Interface Service | references in description Interface Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Measured Referral to Treatment Period | references in description Interface Service |
| Attribute | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Interface Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement | references in description Interface Service |
| Supporting Information | Referral to Treatment Period Excluded from Target | references in description Interface Service |
