SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS (NON PRIMARY CANCER PATHWAY)

The source of referral of each Consultant Out-Patient Episode.

Format / Length

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National Codes

Code Description

01

CONSULTANT initiated following an emergency admission

02

CONSULTANT initiated following a Domiciliary Consultation  

10

CONSULTANT initiated following an Emergency Care Attendance (including Minor Injuries, Walk In Centres and Urgent Treatment Centres)

11

CONSULTANT initiated: Other (not listed)

03

CONSULTANT not initiated following a referral from a GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER  

92

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONER  

12

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a General Practitioner with an Extended Role  (GPwER) or Dentist with Enhanced Skills  (DES)

04

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from an Emergency Care Department (including Minor Injuries Units, Walk In Centres and Urgent Treatment Centres)

05

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a CONSULTANT, other than in an Emergency Care Department  

06

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a self-referral

07

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a Prosthetist  

13

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a Specialist NURSE (Secondary Care)

14

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from an Allied Health Professional

15

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from an OPTOMETRIST  

16

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from an Orthoptist  

17

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a National Screening Programme  

93

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral from a Community Dental Service

97

CONSULTANT  not initiated following a referral: Other (not listed)

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural SOURCES OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS (NON PRIMARY CANCER PATHWAY)