WARD INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY (MENTAL HEALTH)

WARD INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY (MENTAL HEALTH)  is the level of resources and intensity of care which is intended to be provided in a  WARD  for the Mental Health Services Data Set .

Format / Length

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Permitted National Codes

Code Description

51

Mental Illness intensive care: specially designated ward for PATIENTS needing containment and more intensive management (e.g. Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)). This is not to be confused with intensive nursing where PATIENTS may require one to one nursing while on a standard WARD  

52

Mental Illness short stay: PATIENTS intended to stay less than a year

53

Mental Illness long stay: PATIENTS intended to stay a year or more

61

Learning Disability PATIENTS  in a designated or interim secure unit

62

Learning Disability PATIENTS intending to stay less than a year

63

Learning Disability   PATIENTS  intending to stay a year or more