Consultant Upgrade
A Consultant Upgrade is when the CONSULTANT responsible for the care of the PATIENT (or an authorised member of the CONSULTANT team as defined by local policy) decides that the PATIENT should be upgraded onto an urgent Cancer Pathway.
Description
A Consultant Upgrade is an ACTIVITY.
A Consultant Upgrade is when the CONSULTANT responsible for the care of the PATIENT (or an authorised member of the CONSULTANT team as defined by local policy) decides that the PATIENT should be upgraded onto an urgent Cancer Pathway.
Consultant Upgrades are not allowed for PATIENTS:
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who were urgently referred with suspected cancer from an NHS Cancer Screening Programme, where the SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS National Code is 'referral from a National Screening Programme' and
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the PRIORITY TYPE is National Code 'Urgent'.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Consultant Upgrades |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON (CONSULTANT UPGRADE) | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SPELL DELAY REASON COMMENT (CONSULTANT UPGRADE) | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
| NHS Business Definition | Consultant Upgrade | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
| NHS Business Definition | Consultant Upgrade Date | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
| Data Element | DECISION TO REFER DATE (CANCER OR BREAST SYMPTOMS) | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
| Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (FIRST SEEN) | references in description Consultant Upgrade |
