Change Request

NHS Information Authority

Data Standards Programme

Reference: Change Request 239
Version No:1.23
Subject:DSCN 05/2002
Type of Change:A change to the guidance notes of KH06 to incorporate the extra data column that has been added to monitor the above targets
Effective Date:1 March 2002
Reason for Change:To monitor the above target in the NHS Plan

Background:

DSCN 29/2001 published the latest version of KH06, which was amended to monitor the introduction of the NHS Plan booked admissions. This DSCN details changes to the KH06 guidance text that is held within the NHS Data Dictionary & Manual.

Summary of changes:
 
Central Return Form
kh06 2   Change guidance text
kh06 3   Change guidance text
kh06 4   Change guidance text
kh06 5   Change guidance text

Name:Michelle Cambridge
Date:15 November 2002
Sponsor:Data Standards Programme

Note: Additions shown in highlighted with a blue background. Deletions are shown using strikeout.


kh06 2

Change to Central Return Form: Change guidance text

Central Return Form Guidance

 Central Return Form Guidance

KH06 - Demand for Elective Admission: Events Occurring during the Quarter (Provider Based)

    Part 1: Ordinary Admissions

  1. Part 1 of KH06 should be completed for admissions intended to be treated as ordinary admissions.

    Main Specialty Function and Code

  1. The ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY should be counted by SPECIALTY FUNCTION CODE. Note that SPECIALTY FUNCTION is based on SPECIALTY but is not identical to it.

    Number of Decisions To Admit (i.e Patients added to the list)

  1. A count of PATIENT on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

  1. A count of PATIENTS on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

    Patients Admitted

  1. A count of PATIENT admitted during the period. Count all PATIENT identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENT who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENT with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

  1. A count of the total PATIENTS admitted during the period. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients admitted via a full booking system
  1. A count of PATIENTS admitted during the period via a full booking system. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION BOOKING SYSTEM TYPE of Full booking system. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients failed to attend

  1. A count of PATIENT who have not turned up for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENT are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

  1. A count of PATIENTS who have not attended for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

    Removals other than admissions

  1. A count of ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the period, for reasons other than admission. These are identified as entries that were removed on an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL DATE within the reporting period having an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON of Patient admitted as an emergency for the same condition, Patient died or Patient removed for other reasons.

  2. It does not include suspended patients as they have not been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST.


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kh06 3

Change to Central Return Form: Change guidance text

Central Return Form Guidance

 Central Return Form Guidance

KH06 - Demand for Elective Admission: Events Occurring during the Quarter (Provider Based)

    Part 1: Ordinary Admissions - continued

  1. Part 1 of KH06 should be completed for admissions intended to be treated as ordinary admissions.

    Main Specialty Function and Code

  1. The ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY should be counted by SPECIALTY FUNCTION CODE. Note that SPECIALTY FUNCTION is based on SPECIALTY but is not identical to it.

    Number of Decisions To Admit (i.e Patients added to the list)

  1. A count of PATIENT on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

  1. A count of PATIENTS on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

    Patients Admitted

  1. A count of PATIENT admitted during the period. Count all PATIENT identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENT who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENT with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

  1. A count of the total PATIENTS admitted during the period. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients admitted via a full booking system
  1. A count of PATIENTS admitted during the period via a full booking system. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION BOOKING SYSTEM TYPE of Full booking system. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients failed to attend

  1. A count of PATIENT who have not turned up for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENT are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

  1. A count of PATIENTS who have not attended for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

    Removals other than admissions

  1. A count of ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the period, for reasons other than admission. These are identified as entries that were removed on an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL DATE within the reporting period having an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON of Patient admitted as an emergency for the same condition, Patient died or Patient removed for other reasons.

  2. It does not include suspended patients as they have not been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST.


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kh06 4

Change to Central Return Form: Change guidance text

Central Return Form Guidance

 Central Return Form Guidance

KH06 - Demand for Elective Admission: Events Occurring during the Quarter, Provider Based

    Part 2: Day Case Admissions

  1. Part 2 of KH06 should be completed for admissions intended to be treated as day case admissions.

    Main Specialty Function and Code

  1. The ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY should be counted by SPECIALTY FUNCTION CODE. Note that SPECIALTY FUNCTION is based on SPECIALTY but is not identical to it.

    Number of Decisions To Admit (i.e Patients added to the list)

  1. A count of PATIENT on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

  1. A count of PATIENTS on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

    Patients Admitted

  1. A count of PATIENT admitted during the period. Count all PATIENT identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENT who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENT with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

  1. A count of the total PATIENTS admitted during the period. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients admitted via a full booking system
  1. A count of PATIENTS admitted during the period via a full booking system. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION BOOKING SYSTEM TYPE of Full booking system. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients failed to attend

  1. A count of PATIENT who have not turned up for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENT are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

  1. A count of PATIENTS who have not attended for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

    Removals other than admissions

  1. A count of ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRIES removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the period, for reasons other than admission. These are identified as entries that were removed on an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL DATE within the reporting period having an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON of Patient admitted as an emergency for the same condition, Patient died or Patient removed for other reasons.

  2. It does not include suspended patients as they have not been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST.


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kh06 5

Change to Central Return Form: Change guidance text

Central Return Form Guidance

 Central Return Form Guidance

KH06 - Demand for Elective Admission: Events Occurring during the Quarter, Provider Based

    Part 2: Day Case Admissions - continued

  1. Part 2 of KH06 should be completed for admissions intended to be treated as day case admissions.

    Main Specialty Function and Code

  1. The ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY should be counted by SPECIALTY FUNCTION CODE. Note that SPECIALTY FUNCTION is based on SPECIALTY but is not identical to it.

    Number of Decisions To Admit (i.e Patients added to the list)

  1. A count of PATIENT on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

  1. A count of PATIENTS on the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST who are classified as booked admissions or waiting list admissions and who have been added to an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST with a DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE since the last CENSUS DATE.

    Patients Admitted

  1. A count of PATIENT admitted during the period. Count all PATIENT identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENT who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENT with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

  1. A count of the total PATIENTS admitted during the period. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients admitted via a full booking system
  1. A count of PATIENTS admitted during the period via a full booking system. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION BOOKING SYSTEM TYPE of Full booking system. Count all PATIENTS identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment completed. Also include those PATIENTS who have been admitted and then are subsequently sent home without treatment. i.e. PATIENTS with an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient admitted - treatment deferred.

    Patients failed to attend

  1. A count of PATIENT who have not turned up for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENT are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

  1. A count of PATIENTS who have not attended for admission and have failed to tell the hospital in advance that they will not be coming. These PATIENTS are identified as having an ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME of Patient failed to arrive. Do not include self-deferred admissions.

    Removals other than admissions

  1. A count of ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRIES removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST during the period, for reasons other than admission. These are identified as entries that were removed on an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL DATE within the reporting period having an ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON of Patient admitted as an emergency for the same condition, Patient died or Patient removed for other reasons.

  2. It does not include suspended patients as they have not been removed from the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST.


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