Ward Attendance
A Ward Attendance is an attendance at a WARD by a PATIENT for nursing care, where the PATIENT is not currently admitted to that Health Care Provider.
Description
A Ward Attendance is a CARE CONTACT.
A Ward Attendance is an attendance at a WARD by a PATIENT for nursing care, where the PATIENT is not currently admitted to that Health Care Provider. A Ward Attendance should be recorded for only one Nurse or Midwife Contact.
If the attendance is primarily for the purpose of examination or treatment by a doctor it is an Out-Patient Attendance Consultant and not a Ward Attendance.
The care is for the prevention, cure, relief or investigation because of a disease, injury, health problem or other factor affecting their health status and may include one or more Patient Procedures. This includes:
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Disease (physical or mental) confirmed or suspected - inclusive of undiagnosed signs or symptoms
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Injury - inclusive of poisoning - confirmed or suspected
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Health problem e.g. prostheses or graft in situ
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Other factors influencing the health status of non-sick PERSONS e.g.
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pregnancy
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sexual and reproductive health (formerly known as family planning)
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potential donor (ORGAN OR TISSUE DONOR)
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potential problem requiring prophylactic (preventative) care
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bereavement or other problem requiring health professional counselling
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cosmetic surgery
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other (not listed).
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The ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY of the PATIENT can be recorded for the Ward Attendance.
The PATIENT's FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE whether the first in a series or the only attendance should be recorded.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Ward Attendances |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | ACTIVITY LOCATION TYPE CODE | references in description Ward Attendance |
| NHS Business Definition | Care Professional Out-Patient Attendance | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Data Set | Electronic Prescribing And Medicines Administration Data Set - Medicines Administration | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Data Set | Electronic Prescribing And Medicines Administration Data Set - Prescribing | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Data Set | Female Genital Mutilation Data Set | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Attribute | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Data Element | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE (ACTUAL) | references in description Ward Attendance |
| Data Element | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SETTING TYPE (PRESCRIBED) | references in description Ward Attendance |
| NHS Business Definition | Nurse or Midwife Contact | references in description Ward Attendance |
| NHS Business Definition | Out-Patient Attendance Consultant | references in description Ward Attendance |
| NHS Business Definition | Ward Attendance | references in description Ward Attendance |
| NHS Business Definition | Ward Attender | references in description Ward Attendance |
