The method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell. A detailed definition of Elective Admission is given in ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE.
National Codes:
| Elective Admission, when the DECISION TO ADMIT could be separated in time from the actual admission: | |
| 11 | Waiting list |
| 12 | Booked |
| 13 | Planned |
| Note that this does not include a transfer from another Hospital Provider (see 81 below). | |
Emergency Admission, when admission is unpredictable and at short notice because of clinical need: | |
| 21 | Accident and emergency or dental casualty department of the Health Care Provider |
| 22 | GENERAL PRACTITIONER: after a request for immediate admission has been made direct to a Hospital Provider, i.e. not through a Bed bureau, by a GENERAL PRACTITIONER or deputy |
| 23 | Bed bureau |
| 24 | Consultant Clinic, of this or another Health Care Provider |
| 28 | Other means, examples are: - admitted from the Accident And Emergency Department of another provider where they had not been admitted - transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency - baby born at home as intended |
Maternity Admission, of a pregnant or recently pregnant woman to a maternity ward (including delivery facilities) except when the intention is to terminate the pregnancy | |
| 31 | Admitted ante-partum |
| 32 | Admitted post-partum |
Other Admission not specified above | |
| 82 | The birth of a baby in this Health Care Provider |
| 83 | Baby born outside the Health Care Provider except when born at home as intended. |
| 81 | Transfer of any admitted PATIENT from other Hospital Provider other than in an emergency |
Note: The classification has been listed in logical sequence rather than alphanumeric order.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ADMISSION METHODS |