ADMISSION SOURCE
The source of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell or a Nursing Episode when the PATIENT is in a Hospital Site or a Care Home.
Description
The source of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell or a Nursing Episode when the PATIENT is in a Hospital Site or a Care Home.
National Code 51 'NHS other hospital provider - WARD for general PATIENTS or the younger physically disabled or Emergency Care Department ' should not be used if the PATIENT arrives at an Emergency Care Department and is admitted to the same Hospital Provider.
Note: National Codes 55 ' Care Home Services with Nursing' and 56 ' Care Home Services without Nursing' have been updated in Data Dictionary Change Notice 1897 "Care Homes". The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct.
SOURCE OF ADMISSION will be replaced with ADMISSION SOURCE, which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.
National Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 19 |
Usual place of residence unless listed below, for example, a private dwelling whether owner occupied or owned by
Local Authority, housing association or other landlord. This includes wardened accommodation but not residential accommodation where health care is provided. It also includes
PATIENTS with no fixed abode.
|
| 29 |
Temporary place of residence when usually resident elsewhere (e.g. hotels, residential
Educational Establishments)
|
| 37 | |
| 40 | Penal establishment |
| 42 |
Police Station /
Police Custody Suite
|
| 49 |
NHS other
Hospital Provider - high security psychiatric accommodation in an NHS
Hospital Provider (
NHS Trust or
NHS Foundation Trust)
|
| 51 |
NHS other
Hospital Provider -
WARD for general
PATIENTS or the younger physically disabled or
Emergency Care Department
|
| 52 | |
| 53 | |
| 55 | |
| 56 | |
| 66 |
Local Authority foster care
|
| 79 | Babies born in or on the way to hospital |
| 87 |
Independent Sector Healthcare Provider run hospital
|
| 88 |
Also Known As
This Attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | ADMISSION SOURCES |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Class | ACTIVITY GROUP | has an attribute ADMISSION SOURCE of type ADMISSION SOURCE |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description ADMISSION SOURCE |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description ADMISSION SOURCE |
| Supporting Information | Organisation Mergers | references in description ADMISSION SOURCE |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF ADMISSION | references in description ADMISSION SOURCE |