Data Element: FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE

FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE

Notes:
FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE is the same as attribute FIRST ATTENDANCE.

FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.

For further information, please refer to the NHS England website at: Payment by Results Guidance.

For specific National Code usage, see FIRST ATTENDANCE.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias

plural FIRST ATTENDANCE CODES