The method of admission to a HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL. A detailed definition of elective admission is given in ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE.
National Codes:
| Elective admission, when the decision to admit could be separated in time from the actual admission: | |
| 11 | Waiting list |
| 12 | Booked |
| 13 | Planned |
| Note that this does not include a transfer from another HOSPITAL PROVIDER (see 81 below). | |
Emergency admission, when admission is unpredictable and at short notice because of clinical need: |
|
| 21 | Accident and emergency or dental casualty department of the HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| 22 | General practitioner: after a request for immediate admission has been made direct to a HOSPITAL PROVIDER, i.e. not through a Bed bureau, by a GENERAL PRACTITIONER or deputy |
| 23 | Bed bureau |
| 24 | Consultant clinic, of this or another HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| 28 |
Other means, examples are:
- admitted from the ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT of another provider where they had not been admitted |
Maternity admission, of a pregnant or recently pregnant woman to a maternity ward (including delivery facilities) except when the intention is to terminate the pregnancy |
|
| 31 | Admitted ante-partum |
| 32 | Admitted post-partum |
Other admission |
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| 82 | The birth of a baby in this HEALTH CARE PROVIDER |
| 83 | Baby born outside the HEALTH CARE PROVIDER except when born at home as intended. |
| 81 | Transfer of any admitted PATIENT from other HOSPITAL PROVIDER other than in an emergency |
Note: The classification has been listed in logical sequence rather than alphanumeric order.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ADMISSION METHODS |