| Format/length: | see DATE |
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Notes:
This is the date that the PATIENT is first seen in the Trust that receives the first referral. This data element is mandatory for PATIENTS referred urgently by their GENERAL PRACTITIONER for suspected cancer but can also be applied to other PATIENTS. The date will be one of the following, whichever is the earliest SERVICE relating to the REFERRAL REQUEST:
| - | first Out-Patient Appointment; this is the Attendance Date of the first Out-Patient Attendance Consultant |
| - | first diagnostic procedure if this precedes the first Out-Patient Appointment; this is the first Clinical Intervention Date of the Imaging Or Radiodiagnostic Event or CLINICAL INTERVENTION |
| - | first seen as an emergency; this is the Start Date of the Hospital Provider Spell or the Arrival Date of the Accident And Emergency Attendance |
| - | The date the PATIENT was first seen following referral (or recall) from (or by) a Screening Unit |
Date First Seen may not be the same as FIRST SEEN BY SPECIALIST DATE (CANCER) which records the first time the PATIENT sees an appropriate specialist in cancer care.
Attendance Date is an ACTIVITY DATE where ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 33 - Attendance Date.
Out-Patient Attendance Consultant is a CARE CONTACT where CARE CONTACT TYPE is National Code 27 - Out-Patient Attendance Consultant.
Imaging Or Radiodiagnostic Event is a CLINICAL INTERVENTION where CLINICAL INTERVENTION TYPE is National Code 16 - Imaging or Radiodiagnostic Event.
Hospital Provider Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP where ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 21 - Hospital Provider Spell.
Start Date is an ACTIVITY DATE where ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 31 - Start Date.
Date First Seen is an ACTIVITY DATE where ACTIVITY DATE TIME TYPE is National Code 45 - Date First Seen.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | DATES FIRST SEEN |