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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Date of decision to admit | ||||
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| Field | elecdate | ||||
| Class | Admissions | ||||
| Length and format | dd/mm/yyyy (Date) | ||||
| Availability | All years | ||||
| Description | |||||
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This field contains the date on which a consultant, or another member of the clinical staff, decided to admit the patient to a hospital. The patient may or may not be admitted immediately. The time between elecdate and admidate (admission date) is known as the waiting time. |
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| Value | |||||
dd/mm/yyyy = Date null = Date not known / not applicable |
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