DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS
This is derived from the difference between the ACTIVITY PROPERTY EFFECTIVE DATE and the ACTIVITY PROPERTY END DATE for all ACTIVITY PROPERTIES where the ORGAN SYSTEM SUPPORTED is National Code 08 'Dermatological Support' within the CRITICAL CARE PERIOD.
Format / Length
n3
Description
The total number of days that the PATIENT received dermatological system support during a CRITICAL CARE PERIOD, ranging from 000 to 997 days.
This is derived from the difference between the ACTIVITY PROPERTY EFFECTIVE DATE and the ACTIVITY PROPERTY END DATE for all ACTIVITY PROPERTIES where the ORGAN SYSTEM SUPPORTED is National Code 08 'Dermatological Support' within the CRITICAL CARE PERIOD.
DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.
For further information, please refer to the NHS Digital website at: Payment by Results Guidance.
Default Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
|
998 |
998 or more days of dermatological support |
|
999 |
occurred but day count not known |
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 200 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Delivery Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 180 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Birth Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 140 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Delivery Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | CDS V6-2 Type 120 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Birth Episode CDS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Set | Critical Care Minimum Data Set | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| XML Schema Constraint | Commissioning Data Set Version 6-2 XML Schema Constraints | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
| Data Element | DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS | references in description DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS |
