Emergency Care Department
Emergency Care Departments are one of three types.
Description
An Emergency Care Department is a Department.
Emergency Care Departments are one of three types.
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A Major Emergency Care Department is CONSULTANT led and must be a 24 hour, seven day SERVICE, with full resuscitation facilities and designated accommodation for the reception of PATIENTS requiring Emergency Care, including those arriving by Emergency Ambulance.
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A Mono-specialty Emergency Care Department is a CONSULTANT led mono-specialty (for example Ophthalmology, dentistry) Emergency Care SERVICE, with designated accommodation for the reception of PATIENTS requiring Emergency Care. This may include PATIENTS arriving by Emergency Ambulance, depending on local arrangements.
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An Urgent Treatment Centre is GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER led, open at least 12 hours every day, and offers appointments which can be booked via the NHS 111 Service or a GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER referral.
An Emergency Care Department may be part of a wider Urgent and Emergency Care Service within a Health Care Provider, and may be co-located with other related services such as Same Day Emergency Care facilities.
An Emergency Care Department does not provide Care Professional Admitted Care Episodes or use Hospital Beds, and does not run Out-Patient Clinics. Activity of this nature is recorded in the appropriate Commissioning Data Set type for Admitted Patient Care and Out-Patient Attendances.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Emergency Care Departments |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | ACTIVITY LOCATION TYPE CODE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ACTIVITY LOCATION TYPE CODE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | ACUTE ONCOLOGY ASSESSMENT LOCATION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ACUTE ONCOLOGY ASSESSMENT LOCATION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | ADMISSION METHOD | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ADMISSION METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ADMISSION METHOD CODE (MOTHER LABOUR AND DELIVERY HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | ADMISSION SOURCE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ADMISSION SOURCE (MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ATTENDANCE DATE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Anaesthetist | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | CANCER SURGICAL ADMISSION TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | CARE PROFESSIONAL TIER (EMERGENCY CARE) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | CARE PROFESSIONAL TIER (URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | CARE PROFESSIONAL TIER FOR EMERGENCY CARE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | CARE PROFESSIONAL TIER FOR URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Class | CRITICAL CARE PERIOD | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE SOURCE LOCATION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | CRITICAL CARE SOURCE LOCATION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Pathway | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Set | Diagnostic Imaging Data Set | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ARRIVAL MODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE CATEGORY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE IDENTIFIER | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE FOR PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE DESTINATION (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE INFORMATION GIVEN (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE STATUS (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY ALCOHOL OR DRUG INVOLVEMENT (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Set | Electronic Prescribing And Medicines Administration Data Set - Medicines Administration | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Set | Electronic Prescribing And Medicines Administration Data Set - Prescribing | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Arrival Date | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Arrival Time | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Attendance | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Clinically Ready To Proceed Timestamp | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Set | Emergency Care Data Set Version 4 | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Department | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Departure Date | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Departure Time | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Expected Date and Timestamp of Treatment | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Initial Assessment Date | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Initial Assessment Time | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | INITIAL DIAGNOSIS CARE SETTING OR SERVICE (HIV) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | INITIAL DIAGNOSIS CARE SETTING OR SERVICE FOR HIV | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Class | LODGED PATIENT | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | LODGING START TIME | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE (ACTUAL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE (PRESCRIBED) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | METHOD OF ADMISSION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | METHOD OF ADMISSION (MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Supporting Information | Main Specialty and Treatment Function Codes Table | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION SITE IDENTIFIER (EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE SOURCE) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Supporting Information | Organisation Mergers | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | PATIENT SOURCE SETTING TYPE (DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | PATIENT SOURCE SETTING TYPE FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Royal College of Emergency Medicine | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF ADMISSION | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MATERNITY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MATERNITY | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DATA SET | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DATA SET | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS (NON PRIMARY CANCER PATHWAY) | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIER | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Attribute | URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| Data Element | URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE ACTIVITY TYPE | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent Treatment Centre | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent and Emergency Care Activity End Timestamp | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent and Emergency Care Activity Start Date and Time | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent and Emergency Care Clinically Ready To Proceed Timestamp | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent and Emergency Care Extended Care Episode | references in description Emergency Care Department |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent and Emergency Care Initial Assessment Timestamp | references in description Emergency Care Department |
