Intermediate Care
Description
Intermediate Care is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
Intermediate Care provides care to help PATIENTS achieve what they want to do, which may involve:
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remaining at home when the PATIENT starts to find things more difficult
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recovery after a fall, an acute illness or an operation
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avoiding going into hospital unnecessarily
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returning home more quickly after a hospital stay.
There are four types of Intermediate Care:
For further information on Intermediate Care, see the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) website at: Understanding intermediate care.
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Intermediate Care | references in description Intermediate Care |
| NHS Business Definition | Other Intermediate Care Waiting Time Measurement | references in description Intermediate Care |
| NHS Business Definition | Other Intermediate Care within 2 Days Waiting Time Measurement | references in description Intermediate Care |
| Attribute | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Intermediate Care |
