| Format/length: | n3 |
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Notes:
ADMISSIONS (MENTAL HEALTH) is optional in the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMD) collection record. It should only be present if:
| a. | one or more HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELLS within the MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL has a START DATE within the REPORTING PERIOD | |
| and | ||
| b. | where the HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL contains at least one CONSULTANT EPISODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER) where the main TREATMENT FUNCTION of the CONSULTANT is for an adult or mental illness MAIN SPECIALTY. The adult or mental illness MAIN SPECIALTIES being 700, 710,712, 713 and 715. This includes both HOSPITAL STAYS and CARE HOME STAYS (CONSULTANT CARE) within the HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL. | |
It is the total number of such HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELLS started within the REPORTING PERIOD.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ADMISSIONS (MENTAL HEALTH) |