Format/length:	an1
HES item:
National Codes:	See AGE GROUP INTENDED
Default Codes:

Notes: 
DSCN 07/2000 implemented a change to replace the composite data items WARD TYPE AT PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE and WARD TYPE AT START OF EPISODE within Commissioning Data Set by their constituent components. For Commissioning Data Set message purposes therefore the constituent component AGE GROUPS INTENDED is required to be separately recorded.

Based on the classifications of attribute AGE GROUP INTENDED, with the addition of Home Leave:   

Permitted National Codes:

1	Neonates
2	Children and /or adolescents
3	Elderly
8	Any age
9	Home Leave*

* Note - National Code 9 is not valid for the Mental Health Minimum Data Set (Version 4-1).

INTENDED AGE GROUP replaces AGE GROUP INTENDED and should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	INTENDED AGE GROUPS