CONTACTS (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST)

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CONTACTS (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST) is an optional data item note in the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMD) collection record and should only be present if:

a. one or more PROFESSIONAL STAFF GROUP CONTACT within the MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL has occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD
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b. where the PROFESSIONAL STAFF GROUP TYPE classification is b. 'Occupational Therapy'

It is the total number of such contacts within the REPORTING PERIOD. Each such contact is recorded by a PROFESSIONAL STAFF GROUP CONTACT and there may be more than one recorded during the course of a REPORTING PERIOD.

There is a CONTACT DATE for each PROFESSIONAL STAFF GROUP CONTACT and the calculation is based upon those contacts which have occurred during the REPORTING PERIOD. Where the member of the professional staff group discipline is also the allocated Care Programme Approach care coordinator for the PATIENT then a FACE TO FACE CONTACT CPA CARE COORDINATOR should also be recorded.

 

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plural CONTACTS (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS)