This indicates whether a PATIENT is making a first attendance or contact; or a follow-up attendance or contact.
National Codes:
| 1 | First attendance face to face |
| 2 | Follow-up attendance face to face |
| 3 | First telephone or telemedicine consultation |
| 4 | Follow-up telephone or telemedicine consultation |
| 5 | Referral To Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event* |
*Referral to Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event allows the Secondary Uses Service to build accurate PATIENT PATHWAYS for the reporting of 18 weeks activity. It flows through the CDS V6-1 Type 020 - Outpatient Commissioning Data Set/CDS V6-2 Type 020 - Outpatient Commissioning Data Set structure. See Referral To Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | FIRST ATTENDANCES |