Please note that LOCATION TYPES codes are three digits in length and in order to convert to two digit codes, the leading zero should be dropped. Please note that the following Central Return forms have been discontinued with effect from 1st April 2004: KC56: Patient Care in the Community: District Nursing
KC57: Patient Care in the Community: Community Psychiatric Nursing
KC58: Patient Care in the Community: Learning Disability Nursing

Please note that LOCATION TYPE codes are three digits in length and in order to convert to two digit codes, the leading zero should be dropped.

This data element is also known by these names:

LOCATION TYPE CODES

1. The codes enable the classification of LOCATION TYPE. This is the type of physical location where patients are seen or where services are provided or from which requests for services are sent.

2. Each LOCATION must be classified by one, and only one, LOCATION TYPE, i.e. once a building (or department or unit within that building) has been allocated a specific LOCATION TYPE, that LOCATION TYPE should be used by all users regardless of the type of activity, specialty or client group involved. The LOCATION TYPE should only be altered if there is a complete change in use.

3. Note that the term Professional Staff Group refers to health professional staff and covers Chiropody, Clinical Psychology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

4. Tables 1 to 3 gives the groupings used on the following Central Returns:

4. Please note that the following Central Return forms have been discontinued with effect from the 1st April 2004:
   KC56: Patient Care in the Community: District Nursing
   KC57: Patient Care in the Community: Community Psychiatric Nursing
   KC58: Patient Care in the Community: Learning Disability Nursing

5. Please note that LOCATION TYPE codes are three digits in length and in order to convert to two digit codes, the leading zero should be dropped.

KC56: Patient Care in the Community: District Nursing
KC57: Patient Care in the Community: Community Psychiatric Nursing
KC58: Patient Care in the Community: Learning Disability Nursing

6. Note that the leading zero of Location Type Code should be omitted for use with the cdstab/CDS.

Location Type Codes

Code	Description
001	Client's or Patient's Home
002	Health Centre
003	Other GMP Premises
004	Ward on NHS Hospital Site
006	Hospice
007	Other Voluntary or Private Hospital or Nursing Home
008	Group Home managed by the NHS
009	Group Home managed by Local Authority
010	Group Home managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
011	Other Residential Care Homes managed by Local Authority
012	Other Residential Care Homes managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
013	NHS Day Care Facility on NHS Hospital Site
014	NHS Day Care Facility on Other Sites
015	Day Centre managed by Local Authority
016	Day Centre managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
017	NHS Consultant Clinic Premises on a NHS Hospital site
018	NHS Consultant Clinic Premises off a NHS Hospital site
019	Health Clinic managed by the NHS
020	Health Clinic managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
021	Resource Centre on NHS Hospital Site
022	Resource Centre managed by the NHS off NHS Hospital Site
023	Resource Centre managed by Local Authority
024	Resource Centre managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
025	Professional Staff Group Department on NHS Hospital Site
026	Professional Staff Group Department managed by the NHS off NHS Hospital Site
027	Professional Staff Group Department managed by Local Authority
028	Professional Staff Group Department managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
029	School Premises managed by Local Authority or Grant Maintained
030	School Premises managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
031	Other Health or Local Authority Facility on NHS Hospital Site
032	Other Health or Local Authority Site managed by the NHS off NHS Hospital Site
033	Other Health or Local Authority Site managed by Local Authority
034	Other Health or Local Authority Site managed by Voluntary or Private Agents
035	Prison Department Establishments
036	Public Place or Street, or Police Station
037	Other locations not classified elsewhere
038	NHS Nursing Home
039	Other Residential Care Homes managed by the NHS

Location Type Codes-Table 1 [DELETED]

Location Type Codes-Table 2

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