diff --git a/care/facility/api/serializers/shifting.py b/care/facility/api/serializers/shifting.py
index 5e648d8ea4..f3f72a24b0 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/serializers/shifting.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/serializers/shifting.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 )
 from care.facility.models import (
     BREATHLESSNESS_CHOICES,
-    CATEGORY_CHOICES,
     FACILITY_TYPES,
     SHIFTING_STATUS_CHOICES,
     VEHICLE_CHOICES,
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ class ShiftingSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     last_edited_by_object = UserBaseMinimumSerializer(
         source="last_edited_by", read_only=True
     )
-    patient_category = ChoiceField(choices=CATEGORY_CHOICES, required=False)
     ambulance_driver_name = serializers.CharField(
         required=False, allow_null=True, allow_blank=True
     )
@@ -333,6 +331,10 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
         old_status = instance.status
         new_instance = super().update(instance, validated_data)
 
+        patient = new_instance.patient
+        patient.last_consultation.category = self.initial_data["patient_category"]
+        patient.last_consultation.save()
+
         if (
             "status" in validated_data
             and validated_data["status"] != old_status
@@ -393,6 +395,10 @@ def create(self, validated_data):
             patient.allow_transfer = True
             patient.save()
 
+        if patient.last_consultation:
+            patient.last_consultation.category = self.initial_data["patient_category"]
+            patient.last_consultation.save()
+
         validated_data["orgin_facility"] = patient.facility
 
         validated_data["created_by"] = self.context["request"].user
diff --git a/care/facility/migrations/0352_auto_20230428_1539.py b/care/facility/migrations/0352_auto_20230428_1539.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a91dae64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/care/facility/migrations/0352_auto_20230428_1539.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("facility", "0351_auto_20230424_1227"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name="shiftingrequest",
+            name="patient_category",
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/care/facility/models/shifting.py b/care/facility/models/shifting.py
index 385dd7d34c..f36406e3e3 100644
--- a/care/facility/models/shifting.py
+++ b/care/facility/models/shifting.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     pretty_boolean,
     reverse_choices,
 )
-from care.facility.models.patient_base import CATEGORY_CHOICES
 from care.users.models import User, phone_number_regex
 
 SHIFTING_STATUS_CHOICES = (
@@ -45,9 +44,10 @@
 
 
 class ShiftingRequest(FacilityBaseModel):
-
     orgin_facility = models.ForeignKey(
-        "Facility", on_delete=models.PROTECT, related_name="requesting_facility"
+        "Facility",
+        on_delete=models.PROTECT,
+        related_name="requesting_facility",
     )
     shifting_approving_facility = models.ForeignKey(
         "Facility",
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ class ShiftingRequest(FacilityBaseModel):
         null=True,
         related_name="shifting_assigned_to",
     )
-    patient_category = models.CharField(
-        choices=CATEGORY_CHOICES, max_length=8, blank=False, null=True
-    )
     ambulance_driver_name = models.TextField(default="", blank=True)
     ambulance_phone_number = models.CharField(
         max_length=14, validators=[phone_number_regex], default="", blank=True