WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN)
WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) records the number of days that should be removed from the calculated waiting time for the two week wait period, the 28 day period and potentially the 62 day period (if cancer is confirmed), i.
Format / Length
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Description
WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DURATION.
WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) records the number of days that should be removed from the calculated waiting time for the two week wait period, the 28 day period and potentially the 62 day period (if cancer is confirmed), i.e. between receipt of the referral or decision of Consultant Upgrade (recorded as CANCER REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE or CONSULTANT UPGRADE DATE) and the DATE FIRST SEEN.
Adjustments are only permissible when a PATIENT does not attend an APPOINTMENT or arrives late and could not be seen.
Guidance on calculating the number of days which may be deducted from the waiting time is available on the NHS England website at: Cancer Waiting Times.
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENTS (FIRST SEEN) |
Where Used
Type | Link | How used |
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Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON (REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON COMMENT (REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
NHS Business Definition | Cancer Referral To Treatment Period | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
Data Set | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
Supporting Information | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set Scenarios | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |
Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON (FIRST SEEN) | references in description WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) |