Indirect Activity

An Indirect Activity is an ACTIVITY.

An Indirect Activity is ACTIVITY, with the specific purpose of supporting the care of a PATIENT, but where the PATIENT is not present.

An Indirect Activity may take place between a:

• CARE PROFESSIONAL and another CARE PROFESSIONAL
• CARE PROFESSIONAL and another professional such as a teacher
• CARE PROFESSIONAL and another PERSON, such as a family member or Carer, not acting in the capacity of a Patient Proxy.

Examples of Indirect Activity include a:

• CARE PROFESSIONAL seeking advice from another CARE PROFESSIONAL regarding the treatment or diagnosis of a specific PATIENT
• CARE PROFESSIONAL providing training to a teacher to support the medical needs of a specific PATIENT
• CARE PROFESSIONAL discussing the care of a PATIENT with another CARE PROFESSIONAL as part of a Multidisciplinary Team Meeting, where the PATIENT is not present
• CARE PROFESSIONAL providing training or advice to a family member or a Carer to support the medical needs of a specific PATIENT.

Indirect Activity does not include discussions regarding groups of PATIENTS or other administrative activities such as writing up of notes or travel.

Note: For the Mental Health Services Data Set, contacts between a CARE PROFESSIONAL and a Patient Proxy should be captured as a CARE CONTACT with the CARE CONTACT SUBJECT set to ' Patient Proxy'.