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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Detention category | ||||
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| Field | detncat | ||||
| Class | Psychiatric | ||||
| Length and format | 1n | ||||
| Availability | From 1999-2000 | ||||
| Description | |||||
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Indicates the legislation under which the patient was detained. The Detention category (detncat) field contains sensitive data. Access to it requires the approval of the Security and Confidentiality Advisory Group (SCAG). |
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| Value | |||||
0 = Informal, not formally detained 1 = Formally detained under Part II, Mental Health Act 1983 2 = Formally detained under Part III, Mental Health Act 1983, and other legislation 3 = Formally detained under Part X, Mental Health Act 1983 |
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