Hospital Stay
A Hospital Stay is the time a PATIENT using a Hospital Bed stays on one Hospital Site during a Hospital Provider Spell.
Description
A Hospital Stay is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A Hospital Stay is the time a PATIENT using a Hospital Bed stays on one Hospital Site during a Hospital Provider Spell.
In some circumstances a PATIENT may take Home Leave, or Mental Health Leave of Absence for 28 days or less, or have a current period of Mental Health Absence Without Leave of 28 days or less, which does not interrupt the Hospital Stay.
If there is any time spent as a LODGED PATIENT before transfer to WARD this is included in the Hospital Stay.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | Hospital Stays |
Where Used
Type | Link | How used |
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NHS Business Definition | Care Home Stay (Residential) | references in description Hospital Stay |
NHS Business Definition | Hospital Provider Spell | references in description Hospital Stay |
NHS Business Definition | Hospital Site | references in description Hospital Stay |
NHS Business Definition | Hospital Stay | references in description Hospital Stay |