Measured Referral to Treatment Period
A Measured Referral to Treatment Period enables the time between referral of a PATIENT to a SERVICE and the start of First Definitive Treatment to be measured.
Description
A Measured Referral to Treatment Period is any REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD.
A Measured Referral to Treatment Period enables the time between referral of a PATIENT to a SERVICE and the start of First Definitive Treatment to be measured.
This is following a SERVICE REQUEST to:
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a Direct Access Service for Audiology
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an NHS Allied Health Professional Service (Referral To Treatment Measurement)
See REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE for details of the types of SERVICE REQUEST which may start a REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD.
See Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement for the subset of REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIODS included in the Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement rules.
Where a referral is made during a Referral To Treatment Period Excluded From Target for the same disease, condition or injury and the referral is to a Consultant Led Service the Referral To Treatment Period Excluded From Target will end with REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD STATUS of National Code 34 - Decision not to treat and a new REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD will start.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
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| Plural | Measured Referral to Treatment Periods |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | Measured Referral to Treatment Period | references in description Measured Referral to Treatment Period |
| Class | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD | references in description Measured Referral to Treatment Period |
| NHS Business Definition | Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement | references in description Measured Referral to Treatment Period |
