ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE

Format / Length

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Use in the Future Outpatient CDS:

Where the attendance is in the future (and has not been cancelled) use value 0 (zero) - not applicable - APPOINTMENT occurs in the future.
Where the future attendance has been cancelled , use the appropriate value from the national codes (see ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND).

For specific National Code usage in different data sets, see ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND.

ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE will be replaced with ATTENDANCE STATUS, which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.

Code	Description
5	Attended on time or, if late, before the relevant CARE PROFESSIONAL was ready to see the PATIENT
6	Arrived late, after the relevant CARE PROFESSIONAL was ready to see the PATIENT, but was seen
7	PATIENT arrived late and could not be seen
2	APPOINTMENT cancelled by, or on behalf of, the PATIENT
3	Did not attend - no advance warning given
4	APPOINTMENT cancelled or postponed by the Health Care Provider
0	Not applicable - APPOINTMENT occurs in the future

This Data Element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODES

Type	Link	How used
Data Element	ATTENDANCE STATUS	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE
Data Set	CDS V6-2 Type 020 - Outpatient CDS	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE
Data Set	CDS V6-2 Type 021 - Future Outpatient CDS	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE
Data Set	Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE
Data Set	Maternity Services Data Set	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE