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CodeSystem: Virtual Ward Admission Route (Experimental)

Official URL: https://fhir.acmeexample.org.uk/PatientCareCoordination/CodeSystem/virtual-ward-admission-route Version: 0.1.0
Draft as of 2026-11-03 Computable Name: VirtualWardAdmissionRoute

How a patient is admitted to a virtual ward, as described by NHS England: step-up (instead of admission, from the community, GP, urgent care or ambulance) or step-down (early supported discharge from an acute ward). To confirm whether an NHS Data Dictionary or SNOMED CT code set exists for this.

This Code system is referenced in the definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.acmeexample.org.uk/PatientCareCoordination/CodeSystem/virtual-ward-admission-route defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
step-up Step-up Admitted to the virtual ward instead of an acute hospital admission (from home, GP, community, urgent care or ambulance service).
step-down Step-down Admitted to the virtual ward on early discharge from an acute hospital ward.

Description of the above table(s).