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Rejected referrals to child and adolescent mental health services: audit
A qualitative and quantitative audit of rejected referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
Dataset
| No | Data Item Name | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location Code | Each location in Scotland, at which events pertinent to the Scottish Health Service take place, is allocated a location code |
| 2 | Unique Patient Identifier | A locally derived patient identifier |
| 3 | CHI | The Community Health Index ( CHI) is a population register, which is used in Scotland for health care purposes. The CHI number uniquely identifies a person on the index |
| 4 | Postcode | The postcode is a basic unit for identifying geographic locations. A postcode is associated with each address in the UK |
| 5 | Sex | The state of being male or female |
| 6 | Referral Source | A source of referral category is a broad category of organisation and/or professionals who may make a referral, e.g. consultant in other provider unit, GP, self |
| 7 | Team | The identification of the locally ‘named’ team that the CYP has been referred into that has then rejected the referral e.g. team 1, team 2, Lothian team, etc |
| 8 | Referral Received Date | Date referral received is the date on which a health or social care service receives a referral |
| 9 | Reason for Referral (presenting problem) | A reason for referral is a health problem which occasioned a referral. This may be a definite diagnosis, an unconfirmed diagnosis or signs and symptoms |
| 10 | Referral Accepted | The referral has been vetted/triaged and been accepted or rejected for the service |
| 11 | Date Referral Rejected | The date that the referral has been rejected by the service/team |
| 12 | Rejected Referral Reason | The reason why a referral was not accepted by the service provider |
| 13 | Rejected Referral Action | The action taken following the rejection of the initial referral |
| 14 | Free text field | For any comments regarding service or referral |
Contact
An easy-read version is available on request from MentalHealthStrategyandCoordinationUnit@gov.scot.
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