ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND

Description

An indication of whether an APPOINTMENT for a CARE CONTACT took place.

If the APPOINTMENT did not take place it also indicates if advance warning was given.

When an APPOINTMENT is cancelled the APPOINTMENT CANCELLED DATE should also be recorded.

Notes:

Use in the Future Outpatient Commissioning Data Set:

For referral records with no APPOINTMENT yet made, or for future APPOINTMENTS, National Code 0 'Not applicable - APPOINTMENT occurs in the future' should be used.
Where the future attendance has been cancelled , use the appropriate value from the National Codes.

Code	Description
5	Attended on time or, if late, before the relevant CARE PROFESSIONAL was ready to see the PATIENT
6	Arrived late, after the relevant CARE PROFESSIONAL was ready to see the PATIENT, but was seen
7	PATIENT arrived late and could not be seen
2	APPOINTMENT cancelled by, or on behalf of, the PATIENT
3	Did not attend - no advance warning given
4	APPOINTMENT cancelled or postponed by the Health Care Provider
0	Not applicable - APPOINTMENT occurs in the future

Type	Link	How used
Class	APPOINTMENT	has an attribute ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND of type ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Attribute	APPOINTMENT SLOT SHORT NOTICE CANCELLATION INDICATOR	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Data Element	ATTENDANCE STATUS	is the data element of ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Data Element	ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE	is the data element of ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Data Element	ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND CODE (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING)	is the data element of ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
NHS Business Definition	Out-Patient Appointment Consultant	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Attribute	WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND
Data Element	WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON (FIRST SEEN)	references in description ATTENDED OR DID NOT ATTEND