The location at which augmented care (critical care) is delivered, excluding general WARDS, Accident and Emergency Departments, Radiology Departments, labour WARDS and special care baby units.
The location of care may not be the same as the type of care being delivered.
National Codes:
| 01 | General Intensive Care Unit; adult intensive care, including wards labelled as surgical or medical ICU, but excluding the specialised units identified below. General Intensive Care Units may provide a mixture of HDU and ICU level care |
| 02 | Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit; this includes those units labelled as separate cardiac or thoracic units |
| 03 | Liver Intensive Care Unit |
| 04 | Neurological Intensive Care Unit |
| 05 | High Dependency Unit |
| 06 | Paediatric Intensive Care Unit; a unit generally admitting PATIENTS between 0 and 14 years old, but excluding Special Care Baby Units |
| 07 | Paediatric High Dependency Unit |
| 08 | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; a unit generally admitting only newborn babies up to two weeks post-delivery |
| 09 | Cardiac Care Unit; otherwise referred to as a Coronary Care Unit |
| 10 | Combined High Dependency and Coronary Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 11 | Combined Coronary and Intensive Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 12 | Combined High Dependency and Intensive Care Unit; the beds and staff for the two units are geographically in the same area |
| 13 | Post Operative Recovery Unit; this includes a theatre recovery area |
| 14 | Spinal Injury Intensive Care Unit; this is a unit designated for critical care rather than a spinal injury ward |
| 15 | Burns Critical Care Unit; this includes all special care burns facilities other than short term post-operative care areas |
| 16 | Renal Unit; this includes an in-patient kidney dialysis unit, but excludes general nephrology or urology wards |
| 17 | Not otherwise specified |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | AUGMENTED CARE LOCATION CODES |