This field identifies day cases, ordinary admissions, regular day and regular night attenders, and the special case of mothers and babies using only delivery facilities.

Data about regular day and regular night attenders are not available for analysis prior to 2002-03.

Since the introduction of the NHS wide clearing service in April 1996, this field has been derived from related items in the Commissioning Data Set (eg intended management).

1 = Ordinary admission

2 = Day case admission

3 = Regular day attender

4 = Regular night attender

5 = Mothers and babies using only delivery facilities

8 = Not applicable (other maternity event)