Format/length: | n1 |
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A first attendance is the first or only attendance for the same incident, which may be an injury or occurrence of a condition; a follow-up attendance is a visit to the same department for the same incident as the first visit within the episode. If a patient has a recurring condition, such as epilepsy, or a tendency for joints to dislocate, there would be a new First Attendance each time that the patient presents with the condition.
A subsequent attendance may not always be a follow-up attendance. It could qualify as an attendance at a consultant out-patient clinic and if so, it needs to be recorded appropriately.
This data element is also known by these names:
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plural | A+E ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES |