The prime reason for an adjustment to waiting time in the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set.
Where there is more than one adjustment applicable, this should be the reason for the longest adjustment.
National Codes:
| Out-patient services | |
| 3 | Did Not Attend Out-Patient Appointment: Where the ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND is National Code 3 'Did Not Attend - no advance warning given' or National Code 7 'PATIENT arrived late and could not be seen' |
| 9 | No adjustment to waiting time |
| In-patient services | |
| 8 | Patient pause: The PATIENT is paused on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST because they have made themselves unavailable for treatment for a specified period (because of family reasons, holidays etc) |
| 9 | No adjustment to waiting time |
Notes:
- Where there has been no adjustment to waiting time, National code 9 'No adjustment to waiting time' should be used.
- National code 3 is only to be used, where applicable, within WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON (FIRST SEEN).
- National code 8 cannot be used within WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON (FIRST SEEN) as a patient pause can only be applied in relation to an OFFER OF ADMISSION for treatment.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASONS |