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HES field name Date episode ended
Field epiend
Class Episodes and spells
Length and format dd/mm/yyyy (Date)
Availability
Description

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.

Value

dd/mm/yyyy = Date episode ended

null = Not applicable / not known

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