Added APCS discharge_method

opensafely-core · Jan 30, 2025 · b101662 · b101662
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diff --git a/ehrql/backends/tpp.py b/ehrql/backends/tpp.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ def apcs(self):
                 apcs.Admission_Date AS admission_date,
                 apcs.Discharge_Date AS discharge_date,
                 apcs.Discharge_Destination as discharge_destination,
+                apcs.Discharge_Method as discharge_method,
                 apcs.Spell_Core_HRG_SUS AS spell_core_hrg_sus,
                 apcs.Admission_Method AS admission_method,
                 apcs.Der_Diagnosis_All AS all_diagnoses,

diff --git a/ehrql/tables/tpp.py b/ehrql/tables/tpp.py
@@ -284,6 +284,16 @@ class apcs(EventFrame):
             "for a full list of codes."
         ),
     )
+    discharge_method = Series(
+        str,
+        description=(
+            "The method of discharge from a hospital provider spell. "
+            "Currently the code is a 1 character string (e.g. 1 = discharged on clinical advice, "
+            "4 = died). "
+            "Refer to [this documentation](https://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/attributes/discharge_method.html) "
+            "for a full list of codes."
+        ),
+    )
     spell_core_hrg_sus = Series(
         str,
         description=(

diff --git a/tests/integration/backends/test_tpp.py b/tests/integration/backends/test_tpp.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def test_apcs(select_all_tpp):
             Admission_Date=date(2023, 1, 1),
             Discharge_Date=date(2023, 2, 1),
             Discharge_Destination="19",
+            Discharge_Method="1",
             Spell_Core_HRG_SUS="XXX",
             Der_Diagnosis_All="||E119 ,E780 ,J849 ||I801 ,I802 ,N179",
             Der_Procedure_All="||E851,T124,X403||Y532,Z921",
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ def test_apcs(select_all_tpp):
             "admission_date": date(2023, 1, 1),
             "discharge_date": date(2023, 2, 1),
             "discharge_destination": "19",
+            "discharge_method": "1",
             "spell_core_hrg_sus": "XXX",
             "all_diagnoses": "||E119 ,E780 ,J849 ||I801 ,I802 ,N179",
             "all_procedures": "||E851,T124,X403||Y532,Z921",
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ def test_apcs(select_all_tpp):
             "admission_date": date(2022, 6, 1),
             "discharge_date": date(2022, 7, 1),
             "discharge_destination": None,
+            "discharge_method": None,
             "spell_core_hrg_sus": None,
             "all_diagnoses": None,
             "all_procedures": None,
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ def test_apcs(select_all_tpp):
             "admission_date": date(2021, 4, 1),
             "discharge_date": date(2021, 5, 1),
             "discharge_destination": None,
+            "discharge_method": None,
             "spell_core_hrg_sus": None,
             "all_diagnoses": None,
             "all_procedures": None,