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Definition
The number of days spent on leave from a residential care service during an episode of residential care.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of residential care—number of leave days
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Object ClassEpisode of residential care
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PropertyNumber of leave days
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Value DomainTotal days NNN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total days NNN ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | NNN |
| Maximum character length | 3 |
Comments
Guide for use:
A day is measured from midnight to midnight.
Leave days can occur for a variety of reasons, including:
- treatment by a specialised mental health service
- treatment by a non-specialised health service
- time in the community.
The following rules apply in the calculation of leave days:
- the day the resident goes on leave is counted as a leave day
- days the resident is on leave are counted as leave days
- the day the resident returns from leave is not counted as a leave day
- if the resident starts a residential stay and goes on leave on the same day, this is not counted as a leave day
- if the resident returns from leave and then goes on leave again on the same day, this is counted as a leave day
- if the resident returns from leave and ends residential care on the same day, the day should not be counted as leave day
- leave days at the end of a residential stay after the commencement of leave are not counted.
If a resident fails to return from leave, then the residential stay is formally ended.