Intermediate Care
Intermediate Care provides care to help PATIENTS achieve what they want to do.
Description
Intermediate Care is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
Intermediate Care provides care to help PATIENTS achieve what they want to do.
This may involve:
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remaining at home when the PATIENT starts to find things more difficult
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recovery after a fall, an acute illness or an operation
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avoiding going into hospital unnecessarily
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returning home more quickly after a hospital stay.
There are four types of Intermediate Care:
For further information on Intermediate Care, see the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) website at: Understanding intermediate care.
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Intermediate Care | references in description Intermediate Care |
| Attribute | MENTAL HEALTH CLINICALLY READY FOR DISCHARGE PERIOD DELAY REASON | references in description Intermediate Care |
| Data Element | MENTAL HEALTH CLINICALLY READY FOR DISCHARGE PERIOD DELAY REASON | references in description Intermediate Care |
| NHS Business Definition | Other Intermediate Care Waiting Time Measurement | references in description Intermediate Care |
| NHS Business Definition | Other Intermediate Care Within 2 Days Waiting Time Measurement | references in description Intermediate Care |
| Attribute | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Intermediate Care |