A and E DEPARTURE TIME
 Related DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/length:see TIME 
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Notes:
A and E DEPARTURE TIME is the time that a PATIENT leaves the Accident And Emergency Department after an Accident And Emergency Attendance has concluded and the department is no longer responsible for the care of the PATIENT.

Do not record temporary absences from the Accident And Emergency Department as departures; for example, during an Accident And Emergency Attendance the PATIENT may leave the department for a short time for an X-ray, but they remain under the care of an Accident and Emergency CONSULTANT. Note that A and E ATTENDANCE CONCLUSION TIME and A AND E DEPARTURE TIMES will be different for those PATIENTS who wait for patient transport or who are LODGED PATIENTS prior to admission to a ward.

A and E DEPARTURE TIME is the same as attribute ACTIVITY TIME of ACTIVITY DATE TIME where the ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 51 'A+E Departure Time'.

Accident And Emergency Department is a DEPARTMENT where the DEPARTMENT TYPE is National Code 01 'Accident And Emergency Department'.

Accident And Emergency Attendance is a CARE CONTACT where the CARE CONTACT TYPE is National Code 01 'Accident And Emergency Attendance'.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
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pluralA AND E DEPARTURE TIMES