SOURCE OF ADMISSION

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.

Notes:

National Code 51 'NHS other Hospital Provider - WARD for general PATIENTS or the younger physically disabled or Emergency Care Department ' has been updated in DAPB0092-2062: Commissioning Data Sets: Emergency Care Data Set. 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)
39	Penal establishment, Court, or 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	NHS other Hospital Provider - WARD for maternity PATIENTS or Neonates
53	NHS other Hospital Provider - WARD for PATIENTS who are mentally ill or have Learning Disabilities
54	NHS run Care Home
65	Local Authority residential accommodation i.e. where care is provided
66	Local Authority foster care
79	Babies born in or on the way to hospital
85	Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run Care Home
87	Non NHS run hospital
88	Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run Hospice

Also Known As

This Attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	SOURCES OF ADMISSION

Where Used

Type	Link	How used
Class	ACTIVITY GROUP	has an attribute SOURCE OF ADMISSION of type SOURCE OF ADMISSION
Attribute	ADMISSION SOURCE	references in description SOURCE OF ADMISSION
Supporting Information	Organisation Mergers	references in description SOURCE OF ADMISSION
Data Element	SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)	references in description SOURCE OF ADMISSION

Data Elements

SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)