Ward Attendance

A Ward Attendance is a CARE CONTACT.

A Ward Attendance  is an attendance at a WARD by a PATIENT for nursing care, where the PATIENT is not currently admitted to that Health Care Provider. A Ward Attendance should be recorded for only one Nurse or Midwife Contact.

If the attendance is primarily for the purpose of examination or treatment by a doctor it is an Out-Patient Attendance Consultant and not a Ward Attendance.

The care is for the prevention, cure, relief or investigation because of a disease, injury, health problem or other factor affecting their health status and may include one or more Patient Procedures. This includes:

• Disease (physical or mental) confirmed or suspected - inclusive of undiagnosed signs or symptoms

• Injury - inclusive of poisoning - confirmed or suspected

• Health problem e.g. prostheses or graft in situ

• Other factors influencing the health status of non-sick PERSONS e.g.

  • pregnancy

  • sexual and reproductive health (formerly known as family planning)

  • potential donor (ORGAN OR TISSUE DONOR)

  • potential problem requiring prophylactic (preventative) care

  • bereavement or other problem requiring health professional counselling

  • cosmetic surgery

  • other (not listed).

The ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY of the PATIENT can be recorded for the Ward Attendance.

The PATIENT's FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE whether the first in a series or the only attendance should be recorded.