Format/length:	n6
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:

The total number of unscheduled first attendances where the PATIENT reported a waiting time within 2 normal working days (excluding bank holidays and weekends):

	a.	the CARE CONTACT TYPE is National Code 40 - 'Genitourinary Care Contact'
and
	b.	FIRST ATTENDANCE is National Code 1 - 'First attendance face to face'
and
	c.	ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND is National Code 5 - 'Attended on time or, if late, before the relevant CARE PROFESSIONAL was ready to see the PATIENT'
and
	d.	APPOINTMENT BOOKING TYPE is National Code 02 - 'Unscheduled Appointment'
and
	e.	PATIENT REPORTED WAIT is National Code 01 - '2 working days or less'
and
	f.	the Genitourinary Care Contact Date is within the REPORTING PERIOD.
and
	g.	the GENITOURINARY CONTACT TYPE CODE  excludes National Code 06 - 'Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)'

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT PERSPECTIVE ON WAITING TIMES - UNSCHEDULED ATTENDANCES WITHIN 2 DAYS TOTALS