Care Spell
A Care Spell is a continuous period of care (including assessment for care) for a PERSON for an illness or condition involving health and possibly other agencies which has been nationally targeted and prioritised as requiring an organised and cohesive programme or regime of care.
Description
A Care Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A Care Spell is a continuous period of care (including assessment for care) for a PERSON for an illness or condition involving health and possibly other agencies which has been nationally targeted and prioritised as requiring an organised and cohesive programme or regime of care.
Overall management and coordination of the care will be the solely led responsibility of a specific Health Care Provider, or in the case of equally shared responsibility, the jointly led responsibility of two or more Health Care Providers. Actual treatment associated with the programme or regime of care may be delivered by the responsible Health Care Provider or by other Health Care Providers.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Care Spells |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Care Spell | references in description Care Spell |
| NHS Business Definition | Health Care Provider | references in description Care Spell |
| Class | META CARE SPELL | references in description Care Spell |
| NHS Business Definition | Neonatal Critical Care Spell | references in description Care Spell |
| Attribute | PALLIATIVE CARE SPECIALIST SEEN INDICATOR | references in description Care Spell |
| Class | SERVICE | references in description Care Spell |
