| Format/Length: | See DATE |
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Notes:
DATE FIRST SEEN is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DATE where the ACTIVITY DATE TYPE is National Code 'Date First Seen'.
For the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set, Cancer Registration Data Set and National Cancer Data Set, DATE FIRST SEEN:
- is mandatory for PATIENTS referred urgently by their GENERAL PRACTITIONER for suspected cancer but can also be applied to other PATIENTS
- may not be the same as FIRST SEEN BY SPECIALIST DATE (CANCER) which records the first time the PATIENT sees an appropriate specialist in cancer care.