| HES field name | Carer support indicator | ||||
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| Field | carersi | ||||
| Class | Psychiatric | ||||
| Length and format | 2n | ||||
| Availability | From 1997-98 | ||||
| Description | |||||
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This field contains a code which states whether carer support is available to the patient at home or other normal residence. This does not include any paid support or support from a voluntary organisation unless the patient is normally resident in a nursing home, group home or residential care home. |
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| Value | |||||
01 = Yes 02 = No 99 = Not known |
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