Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department
Description
An Arrival Time At Accident and Emergency Department is an ACTIVITY DATE TIME.
An Arrival Time At Accident and Emergency Department is the time 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.
The time should be recorded using the 24 hour clock.
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 Times at Accident and Emergency Department |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ACTIVITY TIME TYPE | references in description Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department |
| Data Element | ARRIVAL TIME AT ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT | references in description Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Arrival Date at Accident and Emergency Department | references in description Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department | references in description Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Arrival Time | references in description Arrival Time at Accident and Emergency Department |
