Format/length:	an12
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
If a PATIENT is seen by a doctor, sent elsewhere for a test or X-ray and then seen again by a doctor of the same CONSULTANT's firm during the same clinic session, it would be recorded as one attendance - not two. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	ATTENDANCE IDENTIFIERS