Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend

A PATIENT who does not attend for an APPOINTMENT or Elective Admission and does not cancel the APPOINTMENT before the scheduled APPOINTMENT DATE and APPOINTMENT TIME may be discharged to a Health Care Provider.

Description

A PATIENT who does not attend for an APPOINTMENT or Elective Admission and does not cancel the APPOINTMENT before the scheduled APPOINTMENT DATE and APPOINTMENT TIME  may be discharged to a Health Care Provider.

The PATIENT  may be subsequently discharged back to their GENERAL PRACTITIONER provided that the Health Care Provider ensures:

  • the APPOINTMENT was clearly communicated to the PATIENT;

  • discharging the PATIENT is not contrary to their best clinical interests;

  • discharging the PATIENT is carried out according to local publicly available policies on PATIENTS who do not attend an APPOINTMENT;

  • These local policies are clearly defined and specifically protect the clinical interests of vulnerable PATIENTS (for example children) and are agreed with CARE PROFESSIONALS, commissioners, PATIENTS and other relevant stakeholders.

A Discharge After Patient Did Not Attend will end an open REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD. Where the APPOINTMENT is the first APPOINTMENT in a REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD the REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD will not be included in the Referral To Treatment Period Included In Referral To Treatment Consultant-Led Waiting Times Measurement  or the count of Allied Health Professional Referral To Treatment Measurement   REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIODS.

Also Known As

This Supporting information is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural Discharges After Patient Did Not Attend

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Supporting Information Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Class REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Attribute REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD END DATE references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Attribute REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD START DATE references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Attribute REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PERIOD STATUS references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Supporting Information Supporting Definitions Menu references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend
Supporting Information Supporting Definitions Menu references in description Discharge after Patient Did Not Attend