EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE

The type of  Emergency Care Department.

Format / Length

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National Codes

Code Description

01

Emergency departments are a CONSULTANT led 24 hour service with full resuscitation facilities and designated accommodation for the reception of emergency care  PATIENTS  

02

CONSULTANT led mono specialty emergency care service (e.g. ophthalmology, dental) with designated accommodation for the reception of PATIENTS  

03

Other type of A&E/minor injury ACTIVITY with designated accommodation for the reception of emergency care PATIENTS. The department may be doctor led, GENERAL PRACTITIONER  led or NURSE led and treats at least minor injuries and illnesses and can be routinely accessed without APPOINTMENT. A SERVICE mainly or entirely APPOINTMENT based (for example a GP Practice or Out-Patient Clinic) is excluded even though it may treat a number of PATIENTS with minor illness or injury. Includes Urgent Treatment Centres. Excludes NHS walk-in centres

04

NHS walk in centres

05

Ambulatory Emergency Care Service. Note this is only valid for piloting purposes in the  CDS V6-2-3 Type 011 - Emergency Care Commissioning Data Set  and must not be submitted in the Patient Level Information Costing System Integrated Data Set - Emergency Care (Acute)

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPES