ADMISSION METHOD CODE (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)

The method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell.

Format / Length

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Description

ADMISSION METHOD CODE (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the same as attribute ADMISSION METHOD.

ADMISSION METHOD CODE (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell for a mother for Labour and Delivery.

For specific National Code usage in different data sets, see ADMISSION METHOD.

Note: the Default Code description for 99 - Not known has been updated. 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.

National Codes

Code Description
11
Elective Admission: Waiting list
12
Elective Admission: Booked
13
Elective Admission: Planned
21
Emergency Admission: Emergency Care Department or dental casualty department of the Health Care Provider 
22
Emergency Admission: GENERAL PRACTITIONER: after a request for immediate admission has been made direct to a Hospital Provider, i.e. not through a Bed bureau, by a GENERAL PRACTITIONER or deputy
23 Emergency Admission: Bed bureau
24
Emergency Admission: Consultant Clinic, of this or another Health Care Provider 
25 Emergency Admission: Admission via Mental Health Crisis Resolution Team
2A
Emergency Admission: Emergency Care Department of another provider where the PATIENT had not been admitted
2B
Emergency Admission: Transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency
2C Emergency Admission: Baby born at home as intended
2D Emergency Admission: Other emergency admission
28
Emergency Admission: Other means, examples are: - admitted from the Emergency Care Department of another provider where they had not been admitted - transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency - baby born at home as intended
31 Maternity Admission: Admitted ante partum
32 Maternity Admission: Admitted post partum
82
Other Admission: The birth of a baby in this Health Care Provider
83
Other Admission: Baby born outside the Health Care Provider except when born at home as intended
81
Other Admission: Transfer of any admitted PATIENT from other Hospital Provider other than in an emergency

Default Codes

Code Description
98 Not applicable
99
ADMISSION METHOD not known

Also Known As

This Data Element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural ADMISSION METHOD CODES (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)

Where Used

Type Link How used
Data Set Maternity Services Data Set references in description ADMISSION METHOD CODE (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)