WARD INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY (MENTAL HEALTH)

The level of resources and intensity of care which is intended to be provided in a WARD.

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WARD INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY (MENTAL HEALTH) is the level of resources and intensity of care which is intended to be provided in a WARD for the Mental Health Services Data Set.

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

Type	Link	How used
Data Set	Mental Health Services Data Set	references in description WARD INTENDED CLINICAL CARE INTENSITY (MENTAL HEALTH)