Initial Contact
An indication of whether the face to face contact is the first occasion on which a PATIENT is seen by any staff group of the Health Care Provider.
Description
An Initial Contact is a CARE CONTACT.
An indication of whether the face to face contact is the first occasion on which a PATIENT is seen by any staff group of the Health Care Provider.
An Initial Contact begins an episode of care which comprises all the contacts made by the relevant staff of the Health Care Provider regardless of changes of LOCATION.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Initial Contacts |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CARE CONTACT DATE (DIETITIAN INITIAL) | references in description Initial Contact |
| Data Element | CARE CONTACT DATE (SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST INITIAL) | references in description Initial Contact |
| NHS Business Definition | Initial Contact | references in description Initial Contact |
