HP110 - ADMITTED PATIENT STAYS

1. HP070-HP140 show the classes relevant to PATIENTS using a hospital bed. Additional information relevant to maternity PATIENTS is contained in HP150. HP110 is particularly concerned with stays in hospital.

2. A HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL is a continuous stay of a PATIENT using a hospital bed under the care of a HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. It may entail one or more HOSPITAL STAYS and one or more WARD STAYS during each HOSPITAL STAY (covered in HP120). During a HOSPITAL STAY a PATIENT may have one or more periods of HOME LEAVE from a WARD. A bed on a WARD may be reserved for the PATIENT during HOME LEAVE, or for other reasons.

3. The HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL may include a period immediately following admission where the PATIENT is a LODGED PATIENT. This occurs when the PATIENT has to wait (and possibly experience inappropriate care) until they can be admitted to a WARD.

4. A WARD, or group of WARDS, will form a SERVICE POINT within the organisation.

5. Each CARE HOME STAY (CONSULTANT CARE) must be the responsibility of a CONSULTANT and must be associated with a named NURSE.