NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE CODE
The value recorded must be the highest level of care given during a Hospital Provider Spell with Neonatal Level Of Care Periods.
Format / Length
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Description
NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE CODE is the same as attribute NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE.
The value recorded must be the highest level of care given during a Hospital Provider Spell with Neonatal Level Of Care Periods.
NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE CODE is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.
For further information, please refer to the NHS England website at: Payment by Results Guidance.
For the Commissioning Data Sets:
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Not applicable means "stillbirth or the episode of care does not involve a Neonate during all, or part, of the duration of the episode"
National Codes
Code | Description |
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0 |
Normal Care: Care given by the mother or mother substitute with medical and neonatal nursing advice if needed. |
1 |
Special Care: Care given in a special care nursery, transitional care ward or Postnatal ward which provides care and treatment exceeding normal routine care. Some aspects of special care can be undertaken by a mother supervised by qualified nursing staff. Special nursing care includes support and education of the infant's parent(s). |
2 |
Level 2 Intensive Care (High Dependency Intensive Care): Care given in an intensive or special care nursery which provides continuous skilled supervision by qualified and specially trained nursing staff who may care for more babies than in Level 1 Intensive Care. Medical supervision is not so immediate as in Level 1 Intensive Care. Care includes support of the infant's parent(s). |
3 |
Level 1 Intensive Care (Maximal Intensive Care): Care given in an intensive care nursery which provides continuous skilled supervision by qualified and specially trained nursing and medical staff. Such care includes support of the infant's parent(s). |
Default Codes
Code | Description |
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8 |
Not applicable |
9 |
Not known |
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | NEONATAL LEVELS OF CARE CODES |