WAITING LIST

A list of PATIENTS waiting to receive a consultative, assessment, diagnosis, care or treatment ACTIVITY from an ORGANISATION.

Description

A list of PATIENTS waiting to receive a consultative, assessment, diagnosis, care or treatment ACTIVITY from an ORGANISATION.

The list is maintained for an identified CARE PROFESSIONAL or SERVICE within an ORGANISATION.

The subtypes of WAITING LIST are:

Lists can be maintained in several forms, using either computer or manual systems, including CONSULTANT' diaries. They may be kept by TREATMENT FUNCTION CODE or for an individual CARE PROFESSIONAL.

PATIENTS may appear on more than one list for the same ORGANISATION or other ORGANISATIONS at the same time unless otherwise specified.

Key	Attribute Name
Key	WAITING LIST IDENTIFIER

Each WAITING LIST

Key	Relationship	Class
Key	must be for one and only one	ORGANISATION
Key	must be classified by one and only one	TREATMENT FUNCTION
	must be for one and only one	CARE PROFESSIONAL
	or must be for one and only one	CARE PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION

Type	Link	How used
Class	APPOINTMENT WAITING LIST	references in description WAITING LIST
Data Set	CDS V6-2 Type 030 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (Standard) CDS	references in description WAITING LIST
Class	DECISION TO ADMIT	references in description WAITING LIST
Class	ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST	references in description WAITING LIST
Class	ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY	references in description WAITING LIST
Attribute	ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE	references in description WAITING LIST
Data Element	ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE CODE	references in description WAITING LIST
NHS Business Definition	Elective Admission List	references in description WAITING LIST
NHS Business Definition	Out-Patient Waiting List	references in description WAITING LIST
Class	TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST	references in description WAITING LIST
Class	WAITING LIST	references in description WAITING LIST
Attribute	WAITING LIST IDENTIFIER	references in description WAITING LIST

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	WAITING LISTS