Format/Length:	n1
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
DSCN 07/2000 implemented a change to replace the composite data items WARD TYPE AT PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE and WARD TYPE AT START OF EPISODE within Commissioning Data Set by their constituent components. For CDS message purposes therefore the constituent component WARD DAY PERIOD AVAILABILITY is required to be separately recorded.

The value for the number of days open only during the day is as recorded by attribute WARD DAY PERIOD AVAILABILITY, but with the addition of Home Leave:

Permitted National Codes:

0	Zero days
1	One day
2	Two days
3	Three days
4	Four days
5	Five days
6	Six days
7	Seven days
9	Home Leave

WARD DAY PERIOD AVAILABILITY will be replaced with WARD DAY PERIOD AVAILABILITY CODE, which should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	WARD DAY PERIOD AVAILABILITIES