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DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE CARRIED OUT (STANDARD ACUTE HOSPITAL SETTING) is the total number of Decision Support Tools for NHS Continuing Healthcare carried out in an acute hospital setting, as a result of a referral (either as a result of a new referral or as a result of an NHS-funded Nursing Care review if needs have materially changed) for NHS Continuing Healthcare (Standard), in the REPORTING PERIOD.

For the NHS Continuing Healthcare Data Set, an acute care setting is where a PATIENT receives active short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. It is different from chronic care or longer term care.