| HES field name | Date episode ended | ||||
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| Field | epiend | ||||
| Class | Episodes and spells | ||||
| Length and format | dd/mm/yyyy (Date) | ||||
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| Description | |||||
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This field contains the date on which a patient left the care of a particular consultant, for one of the following reasons: Discharged from hospital (includes transfers) or moved to the care of another consultant. A null entry either indicates that the episode was unfinished at the end of the data year, or the date was unknown. |
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| Value | |||||
dd/mm/yyyy = Date episode ended null = Not applicable / not known |
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