A coded classification of PATIENTS who have been admitted to a HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL.

National Codes:

1	Ordinary admission. A patient not admitted electively, and any patient admitted electively with the expectation that they will remain in hospital for at least one night, including a patient admitted with this intention who leaves hospital for any reason without staying overnight. A patient admitted electively with the intent of not staying overnight, but who does not return home as scheduled, should be counted as an ordinary admission
2	Day case admission. A patient admitted electively during the course of a day with the intention of receiving care who does not require the use of a hospital bed overnight and who returns home as scheduled. If this original intention is not fulfilled and the patient stays overnight, such a patient should be counted as an ordinary admission
3	Regular day admission. A patient admitted electively during the day, as part of a planned series of regular admissions for an on-going regime of broadly similar treatment and who is discharged the same day. If the intention is not fulfilled and one of these admissions should involve a stay of at least 24 hours, such an admission should be classified as an ordinary admission. The series of regular admissions ends when the patient no longer requires frequent admissions
4	Regular night admission. A patient admitted electively for the night, as part of a planned series of regular admissions for an on-going regime of broadly similar treatment and who is discharged in the morning. If the intention is not fulfilled and one of these admissions should involve a stay of at least 24 hours, such an admission should be classified as an ordinary admission. The series of regular admissions ends when the patient no longer requires frequent admissions
5	Mother and baby using delivery facilities only. Mother and baby using delivery facilities only and not using a bed in the antenatal or postnatal wards during the stay in hospital

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT CLASSIFICATIONS