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CARE DAYS (ACUTE HOME-BASED) is an optional data item note in the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMD) collection record. It should only be present if one or more CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) within the MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL has occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD.

It is the total number of care days within the REPORTING PERIOD. Each period of care days is recorded by a CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) and there may be more than one such episode during the course of a MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL.

There is a START DATE and END DATE for each CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED) and the calculation is based upon those care days which have occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD adjusted for where periods of care days overlap the START DATE and/or END DATE of the REPORTING PERIOD (this includes where the period of care days has not yet ended). Where such overlaps occur the START DATE and/or END DATE of the REPORTING PERIOD should be used instead of that of the CONSULTANT EPISODE (ACUTE HOME-BASED).

CARE DAYS (ACUTE HOME-BASED) is the sum of the calculated periods of care days and should be recorded left justified with leading zeros.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CARE DAYS (ACUTE HOME-BASED)