| Format/length: | n2 |
| HES item: | |
| National Codes: | Click on the attribute tab to display the attribute that contains the National Codes. |
| Default Codes: | 98 - Not Applicable |
| 99 - Not Known |
Notes:
The classification is required for all PATIENTS who have a Hospital Provider Spell which includes the care of a CONSULTANT in the psychiatric specialties or have been discharged from such a Hospital Provider Spell and are required to receive supervised aftercare under the provisions of the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995.
Note that the term "informal" is used for those patients who are neither formally detained nor receiving supervised aftercare.
Hospital Provider Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP where ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 21 'Hospital Provider Spell'.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODES |