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CONTACT DATE (DIETICIAN INITIAL) is the Contact Date of the Initial Contact with a CARE PROFESSIONAL of the SERVICE TYPE c. 'Dietetics'.

The Initial Contact is an indication of whether the face to face contact is the first occasion on which a PATIENT is seen by the particular Professional Staff Group Service or any staff group (community) of the Health Care Provider.

An Initial Contact begins an episode of care which comprises all the contacts made by the relevant staff of the Health Care Provider regardless of changes of LOCATION.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

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plural	CONTACT DATES (DIETICIAN INITIAL)