| Format/length: | an7 |
| HES item: | |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: |
Notes:
The time band for the Referral to Treatment Summary Patient Tracking List Data Set in weeks. These are the time bands of the number of weeks until the REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD BREACH DATE.
Permitted National Codes:
| unknown | Patients with an unknown REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE |
| >6-8 | Patients who will breach in more than 6 and up to and including 8 weeks |
| >4-6 | Patients who will breach in more than 4 and up to and including 6 weeks |
| >2-4 | Patients who will breach in more than 2 and up to and including 4 weeks |
| >1-2 | Patients who will breach in more than 1 and up to and including 2 weeks |
| 0-1 | Patients who will breach in 0 and up to and including 1 week |
Guidance for calculating days until breach:
The REFERRAL REQUEST RECEIVED DATE is day zero in the REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD. Therefore:
Patients who are reported in the more than 6 and up to and including 8 weeks time band are those who have 43 to 56 days until breach at the REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
Patients who are reported in the more than 4 and up to and including 6 weeks time band are those who have 29 to 42 days until breach at the REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
Patients who are reported in the more than 2 and up to and including 4 weeks time band are those who have 15 to 28 days until breach at the REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
Patients who are reported in the more than 1 and up to and including 2 weeks time band are those who have 8 to 14 days until breach at the REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
Patients who are reported in the 0 and up to and including 1 week time band are those who have 0 to 7 days until breach at the REPORTING PERIOD END DATE
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD BREACH TIME BANDS |