URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY
The category of Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance.
Format / Length
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Description
URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY is the same as attribute URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY.
National Codes
| Code | Description | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Unplanned First Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance for a new clinical condition (or deterioration of a chronic condition) | 
| 2 | Unplanned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance for the same or a related clinical condition and within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance at THIS Urgent and Emergency Care Service | 
| 3 | Unplanned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance for the same or a related clinical condition and within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance at ANOTHER Urgent and Emergency Care Service | 
| 4 | Planned Follow-up Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance within 7 days of the First Emergency Care Attendance or Same Day Emergency Care Attendance at THIS Urgent and Emergency Care Service | 
Default Codes
| Code | Description | 
|---|---|
| X | Not Applicable (PATIENT dead on arrival in an Urgent and Emergency Care Service) | 
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias | 
|---|---|
| Plural | URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES | 
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used | 
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Attendance | references in description URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY | 
| Data Set | Emergency Care Data Set Version 4 | references in description URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY | 
| Data Element | URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY | references in description URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY |