| HES field name | High-dependency care level | ||||
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| Field | depdays | ||||
| Class | Augmented/critical care period | ||||
| Length and format | 4n | ||||
| Availability | From 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025 | ||||
| Description | |||||
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This field contains the number of days of high dependency care in a period of augmented care. |
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| Value | |||||
4n = Number of days in the range 0000 to 9998 9999 = Not known: a validation error |
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