SESSION

A period of time allocated for the provision of care by one or more CARE PROFESSIONAL to one or more PATIENT.

Description

A period of time allocated for the provision of care by one or more CARE PROFESSIONAL to one or more PATIENT.

A SESSION may be comprised of a series of APPOINTMENTS or a list of PATIENTS to be treated, or a number of PATIENTS attending a time slot.

Key	Attribute Name
Key	SESSION DATE
Key	SESSION IDENTIFIER
Key	SESSION TIME
	GROUP SESSION TYPE FOR COMMUNITY CARE
	GROUP SESSION TYPE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Each SESSION

Key	Relationship	Class
Key	must be delivered at one and only one	CLINIC OR FACILITY
Key	must be located at one and only one	LOCATION
Key	must be located at one and only one	OPERATING THEATRE
Key	must be located at one and only one	ORGANISATION
Key	must be located at one and only one	ORGANISATION SITE
	may be the context of one or more	ACTIVITY
	may be divided into one or more	APPOINTMENT SLOT
	may be classified by one and only one	TREATMENT FUNCTION

Type	Link	How used
Class	APPOINTMENT SLOT	references in description SESSION
Attribute	APPOINTMENT SLOT NUMBER	references in description SESSION
NHS Business Definition	Consultant Clinic Session	references in description SESSION
NHS Business Definition	Group Session	references in description SESSION
NHS Business Definition	Group Therapy	references in description SESSION
Attribute	INTERVENTION SESSION TYPE FOR STOP SMOKING	references in description SESSION
Data Set	Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set	references in description SESSION
NHS Business Definition	Operating Theatre Session	references in description SESSION
Class	SESSION	references in description SESSION
Attribute	SESSION DATE	references in description SESSION
Attribute	SESSION IDENTIFIER	references in description SESSION
Attribute	SESSION TIME	references in description SESSION

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	SESSIONS