Format/length:	see TIME
HES item:
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Notes:
A+E DEPATURE TIME is the time that a PATIENT leaves the A&E department after an A&E attendance has concluded and the department is no longer responsible for the care of the PATIENT. Do not record temporary absences from the A&E Department as departures; for example, during an A&E attendance the PATIENT may leave the department for a short time for an X-ray, but still remains the responsibility of the A&E Department. Note that A+E ATTENDANCE CONCLUSION TIME and A+E DEPARTURE TIMES will be different for those PATIENTS who wait for patient transport or who are LODGED PATIENTS prior to admission to a ward. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	A+E DEPARTURE TIMES