INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY CODE (MENTAL HEALTH)

The level of resources and intensity of care which it is intended to provide or is provided in a particular WARD.

Format / Length

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Permitted National Codes

Code Description
51
Mental Illness intensive care: specially designated ward for PATIENTS needing containment and more intensive management (e.g. Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)). This is not to be confused with intensive nursing where PATIENTS may require one to one nursing while on a standard WARD 
52
Mental Illness short stay: PATIENTS intended to stay less than a year
53
Mental Illness long stay: PATIENTS intended to stay a year or more
61
Learning Disability PATIENTS in a designated or interim secure unit
62
Learning Disability PATIENTS intending to stay less than a year
63
Learning Disability  PATIENTS intending to stay a year or more

Also Known As

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Context Alias
Plural INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY CODES (MENTAL HEALTH)