Format/Length:	n1
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
DSCN 07/2000 implemented a change to replace the composite data items WARD TYPE AT PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE and WARD TYPE AT START OF EPISODE within Commissioning Data Set by their constituent components. For Commissioning Data Set message purposes therefore the constituent component AGE GROUPS INTENDED is required to be separately recorded.

Based on the classifications of attribute AGE GROUP INTENDED, with the addition of Home Leave:  

Permitted National Codes:

1	Neonates
2	Children and /or adolescents
3	Elderly
8	Any age
9	Home Leave

AGE GROUP INTENDED will be replaced with INTENDED AGE GROUP, which should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	AGE GROUPS INTENDED