Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department
Description
An Arrival Date At Accident and Emergency Department is an ACTIVITY DATE TIME.
An Arrival Date At Accident and Emergency Department is the date the PATIENT:
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self presented at the Accident and Emergency Department or
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arrived in an Ambulance at the Accident and Emergency Department.
For the Accident and Emergency Clinical Quality Indicators, for PATIENTS arriving by Emergency Ambulance, the Arrival Time At Accident and Emergency Department is when handover occurs, or 15 minutes after the Emergency Ambulance arrives at the Accident and Emergency Department, whichever is the sooner.
Further guidance is available on the Department of Health and Social Care National Archives at: A&E clinical quality indicators: Implementation guidance and data definitions.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
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| Plural | Arrival Dates at Accident and Emergency Department |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ACTIVITY DATE TYPE | references in description Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department |
| Data Element | ARRIVAL DATE | references in description Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department | references in description Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department |
| Data Element | DATE FIRST SEEN | references in description Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Arrival Date | references in description Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department |
