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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Source of admission | ||||
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| Field | admisorc | ||||
| Class | Admissions | ||||
| Length and format | 2n | ||||
| Availability | All years | ||||
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This field contains a code which identifies where the patient was immediately prior to admission. Most patients are admitted from home, but there are some significant exceptions. In particular, this field differentiates between patients admitted from home and patients transferred from another hospital provider or institution. |
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| Value | |||||
19 = The usual place of residence, including no fixed abode 29 = Temporary place of residence when usually resident elsewhere, for example, hotels and residential educational establishments 30 = Repatriation from high security psychiatric hospital (1999-00 to 2006-07) 37 = Penal establishment: court (1999-00 to 2006-07) 38 = Penal establishment: police station (1999-00 to 2006-07) 39 = Penal establishment (court and police station excluded from 1999-2000) 48 = High security psychiatric hospital, Scotland (1999-00 to 2006-07) 49 = NHS other hospital provider: high security psychiatric accommodation in an NHS hospital provider (NHS trust) 50 = NHS other hospital provider: medium secure unit (1999-00 to 2006-07) 51 = NHS other hospital provider: ward for general patients or the younger physically disabled or A&E; department 52 = NHS other hospital provider: ward for maternity patients or neonates 53 = NHS other hospital provider: ward for patients who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities 54 = NHS run nursing home, residential care home or group home 65 = Local authority Part 3 residential accommodation: where care is provided (from 1996-97) 66 = Local authority foster care, but not in Part 3 residential accommodation: where care is provided (from 1996-97) 69 = Local authority home or care (1989-90 to 1995-96) 79 = Babies born in or on the way to hospital 85 = Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run residential care home (from 1996-97) 86 = Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run nursing home (from 1996-97 to 2006-07) 87 = Non-NHS run hospital 88 = Non-NHS (other than Local Authority) run hospice 89 = Non-NHS institution (1989-90 to 1995-96) 98 = Not applicable 99 = Not known |
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