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
Plural Hospital Stays