Emergency Care Episode
An Emergency Care Episode involves visits to an Emergency Care Department by one PATIENT for a particular incident.
Description
An Emergency Care Episode is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
An Emergency Care Episode involves visits to an Emergency Care Department by one PATIENT for a particular incident. The PATIENT may receive treatment from the emergency care service and from other MAIN SPECIALTIES during the Emergency Care Episode.
Each Emergency Care Episode takes place at a single Emergency Care Department and consists of one or more Emergency Care Attendances.
The Emergency Care Episode may result in a DECISION TO ADMIT.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Emergency Care Episodes |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Attendance | references in description Emergency Care Episode |
| NHS Business Definition | Emergency Care Episode | references in description Emergency Care Episode |
