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HES field name Augmented care period disposal
Field acpdisp
Class Augmented/critical care period
Length and format 2n
Availability From 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025
Description

This field gives the destination of a discharged patient after a period of augmented care. Compare this field with disdest (destination on discharge from a hospital episode).

Value

01 = Ward in same hospital

02 = High dependency unit (HDU) in same hospital, including special care baby units

03 = Intensive care unit (ICU) in same hospital

04 = ICU in other hospital

05 = Other hospital (not ICU) including HDUs and Special Care Baby Units

06 = Normal residence or other

07 = Died

08 = No change in location: the augmented care period ended because the consultant episode ended

98 = Not applicable: augmented care period not finished

99 = Not known

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