CONSULTATION MECHANISM

The communication mechanism used to relay information between the CARE PROFESSIONAL and the PERSON who is the subject of the consultation, during a CARE CONTACT.

Description

The communication mechanism used to relay information between the CARE PROFESSIONAL and the PERSON who is the subject of the consultation, during a CARE CONTACT.

A non-face to face consultation should directly support diagnosis and care planning and must replace a face to face Care Professional Out-Patient Attendance, Emergency Care Attendance  or  Same Day Emergency Care Attendance, or other types of CARE CONTACT.

A record of the consultation must be retained in the PATIENT's records.

Contact with PATIENTS solely for the purpose of informing them of the outcome of Diagnostic Test results, with no other clinical interaction, are not classified as CARE CONTACTS.

CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED  will be replaced with CONSULTATION MECHANISM, which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.

Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural CONSULTATION MECHANISMS

Where Used

Type Link How used
Class CARE ACTIVITY has an attribute CONSULTATION MECHANISM of type CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Data Element CONSULTATION MECHANISM is the data element of CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Attribute CONSULTATION MECHANISM references in description CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Data Element CONSULTATION MECHANISM (COMMUNITY CARE) is the data element of CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Data Element CONSULTATION MECHANISM (MENTAL HEALTH) is the data element of CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Data Element CONSULTATION MECHANISM (URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE) is the data element of CONSULTATION MECHANISM
Attribute CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED references in description CONSULTATION MECHANISM
NHS Business Definition Care Professional Out-Patient Attendance references in description CONSULTATION MECHANISM