Urgent Treatment Centre
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) are GENERAL PRACTITIONER led, open at least 12 hours a day every day, and offer APPOINTMENTS that can be booked via the NHS 111 Service or a GENERAL PRACTITIONER referral.
Description
An Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is an Emergency Care Department.
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC s) are GENERAL PRACTITIONER led, open at least 12 hours a day every day, and offer APPOINTMENTS that can be booked via the NHS 111 Service or a GENERAL PRACTITIONER referral.
For further information on Urgent Treatment Centres see the NHS England website at: Urgent Treatment Centres.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | UTC |
| Plural | Urgent Treatment Centres |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE (PATIENT LEVEL INFORMATION COSTING) | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Attribute | REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MATERNITY | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MATERNITY | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR OUT-PATIENTS (NON PRIMARY CANCER PATHWAY) | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent Treatment Centre | references in description Urgent Treatment Centre |
