Release: December 2009

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1100 (Immediate) - DSCN 25/2009 NHS Prescription Services Update
• CR1045 (1 December 2009) - DSCN 17/2009 Referral to Treatment Clock Stop Administrative Event
• CR1003 (1 December 2009) - DSCN 16/2009 Commissioning Data Sets: Mandation of 18 Week Referral To Treatment Data Items

Release: November 2009

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1113 (Immediate) - DSCN 24/2009 Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care Update
• CR1087 (Immediate) - DSCN 23/2009 Health Professions Council Update
• CR1081 (Immediate) - DSCN 22/2009 Data Standards: NHS Data Model and Dictionary Maintenance Update
• CR1019 (27 November 2009) - DSCN 21/2009 Data Standards: Organisation Data Service (ODS) - Optical Sites and Optical Headquarters
• CR1034 (27 November 2009) - DSCN 20/2009 Data Standards: Organisation Data Service (ODS) - Care Homes in England and Wales and their Headquarters

Release: September 2009

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1065 (1 October 2009) - DSCN 15/2009 Data Standards: Organisation Data Service – Local Health Boards

Release: June 2009

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1014 (1 June 2009) - DSCN 13/2009 Religious and Other Belief System Affiliation
• CR1074 (Immediate) - DSCN 12/2009 Data Standards: Care Quality Commission
• CR1056 (Immediate) - DSCN 11/2009 Data Standards: NHS Data Model and Dictionary Maintenance Update
• CR1072 (1 December 2009) - DSCN 10/2009 Data Standards: National Radiotherapy Data Set
• CR1073 (Immediate) - DSCN 09/2009 Central Returns: Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity Data Set
• CR1066 (Immediate) - DSCN 08/2009 Data Standards: NHS Prescription Services and NHS Dental Services
• CR1047 (1 April 2011) - DSCN 07/2009 Data Standards: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Dataset v3.6 
• CR1059 (Immediate) - DSCN 06/2009 Data Standard: National Workforce Data Set v2.1
• CR914 (April 2008 (Retrospective)) - DSCN 05/2009 NHS Stop Smoking Services Quarterly Monitoring Return
• CR899 (Immediate) - DSCN 02/2009 NHS Data Model and Dictionary Maintenance Update

Release: March 2009

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1001 (1 April 2009) - DSCN 03/2009 Introduction of Commissioning Data Set Schema Version 6-1 (2008-04-01) and update to Commissioning Data Set Schema Version 6-0 (2008-01-14)
• CR976 (31 March 2009) - DSCN 26/2008 Subject: KP90 - Admissions, Changes in Status and Detentions under the Mental Health Act
• CR1017 (1 April 2009) - DSCN 25/2008 Critical Care Minimum Data Set
• CR1002 (1 April 2009) - DSCN 24/2008 Data Standards: Introduction of Commissioning Dataset Version 6.1
• CR1016 (Immediate) - DSCN 23/2008 4 Byte Version of the Read Codes - Withdrawal

Release: December 2008

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1022 (1 January 2009) - DSCN 29/2008 Data Standards: 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment (RTT) Time, Performance Sharing
• CR901 (Immediate) - DSCN 28/2008 Removal of references to EDIFACT and the NHS Wide Clearing Service (NWCS) 
• CR843 (1 April 2009) - DSCN 22/2008 Data Standards: National Radiotherapy Data Set
• CR1011 (1 January 2009) - DSCN 20/2008 Data Standards: National Cancer Waiting Times Minimum Data Set 

Release: November 2008

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1026 (3 November 2008) - DSCN 21/2008 Information Standard: Mental Health Act 2007 Mental Category

Release: August 2008

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1018 (Immediate) - DSCN 19/2008 Data Standards: Change of Name for National Administrative Code Services (NACS) to Organisation Data Service (ODS)
• CR956 (1 September 2008) - DSCN 18/2008 Central Return: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunisation Programme – Vaccine Monitoring Minimum Dataset
• CR861 (Immediate) - DSCN 16/2008 Central Return:  Hospital and Community Services Complaints and General Practice (including Dental) Complaints - KO41(a) and KO 41(b)
• CR964 (Immediate) - DSCN 14/2008 Central Return: 18 Weeks ‘Adjusted’ Referral to Treatment (RTT) Dataset
• CR965 (Immediate) - DSCN 13/2008 Data Standards: Organisation Data Service (ODS) - Change to the Default Codes Set to Support Changes to GMS Contract
• CR879 (Immediate) - DSCN 12/2008 Data Standards: Quarterly Monitoring: Cancelled Operations Data Set (QMCO)

Release: May 2008

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR502 (Immediate) - DSCN 10/2008 Data Standards: National Workforce Data Definitions (v2.0)
• CR910 (1 April 2008) - DSCN 08/2008 Data Standards: National Direct Access Audiology Patient Tracking List (PTL) and Waiting Times (WT) data sets
• CR900 (Immediate) - DSCN 07/2008 Data Standards: Inter-Provider Transfer Administrative Minimum Data Set
• CR934 (1 April 2008) - DSCN 06/2008 Data Standards: Mental Health Minimum Data Set (version 3.0)
• CR935 (Immediate) - DSCN 05/2008 Data Standards: 18 Weeks Rules Suite
• CR925 (1 September 2008) - DSCN 04/2008 Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Data Set Change to an Information Standard
• CR942 (1 June 2008) - DSCN 03/2008 General Practice and General Medical Practitioner (GMP) - changes resulting from the introduction of the General Medical Services (GMS) Contract

Release: February 2008

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR812 (Immediate) - DSCN 01/2008 Central Return: Diagnostics Waiting Times Census Data Set
• CR881 (31 December 2007) - DSCN 42/2007 Central Return: Referral To Treatment Summary Patient Tracking List
• CR904 (Immediate) - DSCN 41/2007 Data Standards: Admission Intended Procedure Update
• CR824 (1 February 2008) - DSCN 39/2007 Data Standards: 48 Hour Genitourinary Medicine Access Monthly Monitoring (GUMAMM)

Release: November 2007

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR919 (Immediate) - DSCN 38/2007 Data Standards: Mental Health Minimum Data Set Schema
• CR814 (1 April 2008) - DSCN 37/2007 Data Standards: Introduction of Mental Health Minimum Data Set version 2.1
• CR930 (31 December 2007) - DSCN 35/2007 Data Standards: A correction to the version 6 Commissioning Data Set schema
• CR834 (Immediate) - DSCN 34/2007 Data Standards: Referral Request Received Date
• CR875 (Immediate) - DSCN 33/2007 Data Standards: National Administrative Codes Service: Introduction of codes for the new Pan SHAs
• CR880 (Immediate) - DSCN 29/2007 Data Standards: Amendments to Doctor Index Number (DIN) Description

Release: August 2007

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR845 (Immediate) - DSCN 28/2007 Data Standards: Treatment Function Code (Referral to Treatment Period)
• CR831 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 27/2007 Data Standards: Update to Commissioning Data Set XML Schema v5
• CR825 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 16/2007 Data Standards: Source of Referral for Outpatients (18 Weeks)

Release: June 2007

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR799 (31 December 2007) - DSCN 18/2007 Data Standards: Introduction of Commissioning Data Set Version 6
• CR833 (Immediate) - DSCN 17/2007 Data Standards: Introduction of Commissioning Data Set validation table
• CR801 (Immediate) - DSCN 15/2007 Data Standards: Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) Return

Release: May 2007

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR800 (31 December 2007) - DSCN 14/2007 Commissioning Data Set Schema Version 6-0
• CR856 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 13/2007 Data Standards: Discharge Ready Date
• CR869 (Immediate) - DSCN 12/2007 Data Standards: Update to Clinical Coding Introduction
• CR827 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 09/2007 Data Standards: Earliest Reasonable Offer Date
• CR817 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 08/2007 Data Standards: Introduction of Age into Commissioning Data Sets
• CR849 (May 2007) - DSCN 07/2007 National Administrative Codes Service: Introduction of new identification codes for Dental Consultants
• CR822 (Immediate) - DSCN 06/2007 Data Standards: Update to Organisation Codes
• CR850 (Immediate) - DSCN 05/2007 National Administrative Codes Service: Amendments to Default Codes
• CR786 (1 April 2007) - DSCN 04/2007 Quarterly Monitoring Accident and Emergency Services (QMAE) Central Return

Release: February 2007

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR811 (Immediate) - DSCN 03/2007 Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity
• CR826 (1 October 2007) - DSCN 02/2007 Extension of Treatment Function to Support the Measurement of 18 Week Referral to Treatment Periods
• CR813 (1 April 2007) - DSCN 01/2007 Paediatric Critical Care Minimum Data Set
• CR768 (1 January 2007) - DSCN 18/2006 Changes to the NHS Data Dictionary to support the measurement of 18 week referral to treatment periods
• CR798 (6 November 2006) - DSCN 19/2006 Commissioning Data Set (CDS) Version 5 XML Message Schema
• CR776 (1 October 2006) - DSCN 05/2006 Data Standards: Accident and Emergency Enhancements to Investigation and Treatment Codes

Release: September 2006

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR795 (31 October 2006) - DSCN 22/2006 Organisation Codes / Organisation Site Codes
• CR792 (1 April 2007) - DSCN 15/2006 Neonatal Critical Care
• CR719 (1 April 2006) - DSCN 09/2006 Measuring and Recording of Waiting Times
• CR791 (1 April 2007) - DSCN 13/2006 Priority Type
• CR774 (1 September 2006) - DSCN 12/2006 Person Marital Status

Release: May 2006

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR764 (1 April 2006) - DSCN 08/2006 Diagnostics waiting times and activity
• Correction to menu structure to include Critical Care Minimum Data Set

Release: April 2006

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR608 (1 October 2006) - DSCN 07/2006 Introduction of Commissioning Data Set Version 5 and its associated XML schema into the NHS Data Dictionary.
• CR756 (1 September 2005) - DSCN 19/2005 PbR Commissioning for Out of Area Treatments (OATs) and Charge-Exempt Overseas Visitors
• CR724 (1 April 2006) - DSCN 13/2005 Critical Care Minimum Data Set
• CR754 (1 April 2006) - DSCN 17/2005 Treatment Function and Main Specialty Code Revisions
• CR763 (1 April 2006) - DSCN 20/2005 New Treatment Functions for therapy services and anticoagulant service
• CR767 (Immediate) - DSCN 02/2006 Referral Request Received Date
• CR690 (1 September 2005) - DSCN 16/2005 Marital Status

Release: August 2005

Data Set Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR555 (1 April 2005) - DSCN 11/2005 Data Standards: COVER - Hepatitis B immunisation for babies
• CR715 (Immediate) - DSCN 10/2005 Data Standards: Treatment Function Codes - correction and clarification of names and descriptions
• CR706 (1 April 2005) - DSCN 09/2005 Data Standards: Cancer Registration Data Set
• CR691 (1 July 2005) - DSCN 06/2005 Data Standards: NSCAG Commissioner Code

For all Data Set Change Notices, see the Data Set Change Notice (DSCN) Website

A multidisciplinary assessment of the educational needs of a child involving both health and local authority staff, regardless of whether the child was notified by the Health Authority.

The method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell. A detailed definition of Elective Admission is given in ELECTIVE ADMISSION TYPE.

National Codes:

Note: The classification has been listed in logical sequence rather than alphanumeric order.

The destination of a PATIENT on completion of a Hospital Provider Spell, or a note that the PATIENT died or was a still birth.

National Codes:

The method of discharge from a Hospital Provider Spell.

National Codes:

The classification of a GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

National Codes:

A code which identifies an ORGANISATION uniquely.

For NHS ORGANISATIONS it is a code that is managed by either the:

• Organisation Data Service (ODS)
• NHS Prescription Services
• NHS Dental Services

to identify most ORGANISATIONS that exchange information within the NHS or return information to the Centre. Examples of ORGANISATIONS that can be identified this way are Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.

Note: Organisation Data Service codes can be downloaded from the Organisation Data Service website.

ORGANISATION CODING FRAMES

• All NHS ORGANISATIONS are coded using coding frames, as shown in the tables below:

NHS Organisations:

A Frame:

Example
Independent Provider e.g. 8HA03

• 8 = Organisation Type Identifier
• Remainder of code identifies organisation

Also:

B Frame:

Example
Local Service Provider e.g. LSP01

• LSP = Organisation Type Identifier
• 01 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

C Frame:

Example
School e.g. EE134290School e.g. EE134290

• EE = Organisation Type Identifier
• Remainder of code identifies organisation

D Frame:

Example
Strategic Health Authority e.g. Q30Strategic Health Authority e.g. Q30

• Q = Organisation Type Identifier
• 30 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

E Frame:

Example
Government Office Region (GOR) e.g. K

• K = Organisation Identifier

F Frame:

Example
Pharmacy HQ e.g. P001

• P = Organisation Type Identifier
• 001 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

G Frame:

Example
GP Practice e.g. Y00001

• Y = Organisation Type Identifier
• 00001 = Practice Identifier

Also:

H Frame:

Example
Cancer Network e.g. N01

• N0 (where the 2nd character is numeric and not alpha) = Organisation Type Identifier
• 1 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

I Frame:

Example
Special Health Authority (SpHA) e.g. T1150

• T1 = Organisation Type Identifier
• 150 = Organisation Identifier

J Frame:

Example
Transplant Consortium e.g. Y01T1

• Y01T = Organisation Type Identifier
• 1 = Organisation Identifier

K Frame:

Example
Health Solutions Wales e.g. W00Health Solutions Wales e.g. W00

• W00 = Organisation Identifier

The structure and format of ORGANISATION CODES maintained by the Organisation Data Service, NHS Prescription Services, NHS Dental Services and other agencies are detailed in the tables below.

ORGANISATION CODES TABLES

Table 1: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATIONS in ENGLAND and WALES

Note 1: Codes for Executive Agency, Executive Agency Programme, Executive Agency Site and Executive Agency Programme Department do not easily fit into the coding frames as shown above and are therefore not included. This is due to their unusual structure in that there are more hierarchical 'tiers' than with other organisations.

Executive Agency and Executive Agency Programme are both considered Organisation level entities, although each Programme does have a relationship to an Executive Agency. Executive Agency codes are three characters long. Executive Agency Programme codes are six, and their first three characters are the same as the Executive Agency they are associated to.

Department codes of eight characters long can then be allocated underneath a Programme code (sharing the first six characters). Executive Agency Site codes of five characters long can be allocated under an Executive Agency code (and share the first three characters).

Note 2: The Pan SHAs are made up of confederations of SHAs and as such, are Health Areas, not organisations. However, it has been recognised that these health areas do require codes in order that NHS systems continue to function.

Table 2: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATIONS in SCOTLAND

Table 4: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATIONS in OTHER HOME COUNTRIES

Note: A-9 indicates that characters A-Z and 0-9 are valid: except B, I, O, S, U and Z (to avoid ambiguity).

A code which identifies an ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT uniquely.

For NHS ORGANISATIONS it is a code that is managed by either the:

• Organisation Data Service (ODS)
• NHS Prescription Services

Note: Organisation Data Service codes can be downloaded from the Organisation Data Service website.

ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT CODING FRAMES

All NHS ORGANISATION DEPARTMENTS are coded using coding frames, as shown in the tables below:

A Frame:

Example
Local Authority Department e.g. V001AA01

• V = Organisation Type Identifier
• 001 = Organisation Identifier
• AA = Site Identifier
• 01 = Department Identifier

B Frame:

Example
Pathology Laboratory e.g. 69010

• 6 = Department Type Identifier
• 9010 = Department Identifier

The structure and format of ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT CODES maintained by the Organisation Data Service, NHS Prescription Services and other agencies are detailed in the table below.

For the Organisation Data Service contact details, see Contact Details.

ORGANISATION CODES TABLES

Table 1: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATION DEPARTMENTS in ENGLAND and WALES

Note: Codes for Executive Agency, Executive Agency Programme, Executive Agency Site and Executive Agency Programme Department do not easily fit into the coding frames as shown above and are therefore not included. This is due to their unusual structure in that there are more hierarchical 'tiers' than with other organisations.

Executive Agency and Executive Agency Programme are both considered Organisation level entities, although each Programme does have a relationship to an Executive Agency. Executive Agency codes are three characters long. Executive Agency Programme codes are six, and their first three characters are the same as the Executive Agency they are associated to.

Department codes of eight characters long can then be allocated underneath a Programme code (sharing the first six characters). Executive Agency Site codes of five characters long can be allocated under an Executive Agency code (and share the first three characters).

A list of ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT TYPES according to the nature of the ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT.

This provides a unique identifier of each site for an ORGANISATION.

Note: Only ORGANISATION SITE CODES which have been notified to and issued by the Organisation Data Service may be used.

Note: Organisation Data Service codes can be downloaded from the Organisation Data Service website.

ORGANISATION SITE CODING FRAMES

• All NHS ORGANISATION SITES are coded using coding frames, as shown in the tables below:

NHS Organisation Sites:

A Frame:

Example
Local Service Provider Site e.g. LSP0101

• LSP = Org Type Identifier
• 01 = Organisation Identifier
• 01 = Site or sub-division

B Frame:

Example
Strategic Health Authority Site e.g. Q3001Strategic Health Authority Site e.g. Q3001

• Q = Organisation Type Identifier
• 30 = Organisation Identifier
• 01 = Site or sub-division

Also:

C Frame:

Example
Independent Sector Healthcare Provider Site e.g. NT101

• NT = Organisation Site Type Identifier
• 1 = Organisation Identifier
• 01 = equals site or sub-division

Also:

D Frame

Example
GP Practice Branch Surgery: e.g. H81010002GP Practice Branch Surgery: e.g. H81010002

• H (and length of code) = Organisation Identifier
• 81010 = Organisation Identifier (parent GP Practice)
• 002 = Branch Surgery Identifier

E Frame

Example
Special Health Authority (SpHA) Site: e.g. T2A001

• T2 = Organisation Type Identifier
• A0 = Organisation Identifier
• 1 = Site or Sub-Division Identifier

F Frame

Example
Dispensary: e.g. FA002

• F = Organisation Type Identifier
• A002 = Organisation Identifier

G Frame

Example
Local Authority Site: e.g. V001AA

• V = Organisation Type Identifier
• 001 = Organisation Identifier
• AA = Site or Sub-Division Identifier

H Frame

Example
Prison: e.g. YDE01

• YDE = Organisation Type Identifier
• 01 = Site or Sub-Division Identifier

I Frame

Example
Optical Site: e.g. TP01A,

• TP = Organisation Type Identifier
• 01A = Site or Sub-Division Identifier

J Frame

Example
Care Home Site: e.g. VN01ACare Home Site: e.g. VN01A

• VN = Organisation Type Identifier
• 01A = Site or Sub-Division Identifier

The structure and format of ORGANISATION SITE CODES maintained by the Organisation Data Service, NHS Prescription Services and other agencies are detailed in the tables below.

NHS ORGANISATION SITE CODES TABLES

Coding Formats

Table 1: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATION SITES in ENGLAND and WALES

Note: Codes for Executive Agency, Executive Agency Programme, Executive Agency Site and Executive Agency Programme Department do not easily fit into the coding frames as shown above and are therefore not included. This is due to their unusual structure in that there are more hierarchical 'tiers' than with other organisations.

Executive Agency and Executive Agency Programme are both considered Organisation level entities, although each Programme does have a relationship to an Executive Agency. Executive Agency codes are three characters long. Executive Agency Programme codes are six, and their first three characters are the same as the Executive Agency they are associated to.

Department codes of eight characters long can then be allocated underneath a Programme code (sharing the first six characters). Executive Agency Site codes of five characters long can be allocated under an Executive Agency code (and share the first three characters).

Table 2: CODING FORMATS for ORGANISATION SITES in OTHER HOME COUNTRIES

Note: A-9 indicates that characters A-Z and 0-9 are valid: except B, I, O, S, U and Z (to avoid ambiguity).

A list of ORGANISATION SITE TYPES according to the nature of the ORGANISATION SITE

A list of ORGANISATION TYPES of ORGANISATIONS according to the nature of the ORGANISATION (e.g. NHS Trust, Health Authority etc).

A categorisation of the quality of life measurement at the time of diagnosis for a Cancer Care Spell for Head & Neck cancers only. The measurement tool is the UW-QOL (University of Washington Quality of Life) head and neck questionnaire.A categorisation of the quality of life measurement at the time of diagnosis for a Cancer Care Spell for Head and Neck cancers only.

Further information can be found in the Head & Neck Appendix on http://www.ic.nhs.uk/datasets/downloads/cancer/cancerThe measurement tool is the UW-QOL (University of Washington Quality of Life) head and neck questionnaire.

A type of user who will be provided for by a care home or a children's home. HOME TYPE identifies whether a home is a Children's Home or a Care Home.A type of user who will be provided for by a Care Home or a Children's Home. HOME TYPE identifies whether a home is a Children's Home or a Care Home.

National Codes:

References:
National Care Standards Commission registration April 2002.

A classification which identifies the source of referral of each Accident And Emergency Episode.

National Codes:

References:
National Purchasing Unit for Dental Service Increment For Teaching (SIFT), 1996.
Dental SIFT: Proposals for Minimum Data Set (MDS) requirements

Notes:

Definition:
CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY is the 5-character NHS ORGANISATION CODE (or valid default code) for an ORGANISATION indicated as a CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY of the Commissioning data.

Usage:
A Recipient may be an agency or service provider that carries out the receiving (and perhaps other) processes on behalf of the NHS ORGANISATION that ultimately uses the data. There may be multiple recipients for Commissioning data.

Default codes for CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITIES are detailed in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid.

Notes:

Definition:
CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY is the same as the attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

This is a mandatory 5-character NHS ORGANISATION CODE (or valid default code) representing the ORGANISATION determined to be the CDS Prime Recipient of the Commissioning Data Set Message as indicated in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid detailed in the Commissioning Data Set Overview.This is a mandatory 5-character NHS ORGANISATION CODE (or valid default code) representing the ORGANISATION determined to be the Commissioning Data Set Prime Recipient of the Commissioning Data Set Message as indicated in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid detailed in the Commissioning Data Set Overview.

Usage:
The CDS Prime Recipient is, in most cases, identified as the 5-character ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust of the PATIENT.The Commissioning Data Set Prime Recipient is, in most cases, identified as the 5-character ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust of the PATIENT. In other specific circumstances, default codes are recommended as defined in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid. This is a mandatory data item crucial for the correct indexing of the database and must not be changed during the life of the associated Commissioning Data Set. It does not identify the first or most important recipient of data, i.e. there is no inference of primacy of one recipient over another.

Notes:
This is the identity of the ORGANISATION acting as the Sender of a Commissioning Data Set submission and is represented by that ORGANISATION's ORGANISATION CODE.

Definition:
See ORGANISATION CODE.

Usage:
The CDS SENDER IDENTITY is the mandatory 5-character NHS ORGANISATION CODE of the organisation acting as the physical Sender of Commissioning Data Set submissions. The Commissioning Data Set Sender must make sure that the Commissioning Data Set extraction and submission facilities and processes differentiate correctly between:

• The ORGANISATION CODE (CDS SENDER IDENTITY) as carried in the CDS Transaction Header Group for every Commissioning Data Set,
• and
• The ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER) as carried in the Service Agreement details which are part of the Episode/Attendance details.

Notes:
As for data item note REFERRING ORGANISATION CODE.This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the GP Practice from which the referral is made.  

This is the code of the GP Practice that the PATIENT is registered with.

Use of default Codes

V81997 should be used when a PATIENT presents who is not currently registered at a GP Practice, but is eligible to be registered should they wish to.

V81998 should be used where a PATIENT should not have a registered practice anyway, due for instance to them having only recently entered the country.

V81999 should be used where it is not possible to determine a PATIENTS registered practice code but it is known that they should have one, or where it is impossible even to determine whether they should or shouldn't have a registered practice (for instance the PATIENT cannot communicate and is unidentified).

CODE OF GP PRACTICE (REGISTERED GMP) DESCRIPTION REPLACED 1 JUNE 2008.

The code of the practice is an ORGANISATION CODE.

This is the code of the practice of the PATIENT's registered GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER which lets him or her be notified about treatment received by the PATIENT. The registered GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER may or may not be the same as the referring GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

Notes:
See SITE CODE (OF TREATMENT) for details on coding.

This is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE for the ORGANISATION SITE where it is intended to treat the PATIENT. This enables those organisations to be recorded which have been sub-commissioned to provide treatment. This enables those ORGANISATIONS to be recorded which have been sub-commissioned to provide treatment.

See Location Type Codes for coding and usage.

The codes used for this Data Element are under review.

Use in the Future Outpatient CDS:
If the LOCATION TYPE where treatment is intended to take place is not yet known, this Data Element should be omitted.

Please note that the following Central Return forms have been discontinued with effect from 1st April 2004:
KC56: Patient Care in the Community: District Nursing
KC57: Patient Care in the Community: Community Psychiatric Nursing
KC58: Patient Care in the Community: Learning Disability NursingKC58: Patient Care in the Community: Learning Disabilities Nursing

Notes:
NHS NUMBER is the same as attribute NHS NUMBER.

References:

• UK Government Data Standards Catalogue (GDSC), Version 2.0, Agreed 01.01.02. GDSC: http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/default.htm.
• Further guidance is available from the NHS Number Programme website.

Notes:
ORGANISATION CODE (EMPLOYER) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

The ORGANISATION CODE that identifies the ORGANISATION acting as an employer.

Notes:
ORGANISATION CODE (PCT OF GP PRACTICE) is the same as the attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust of the PATIENT's registered General Medical Practitioner Practice.

The Primary Care Trust may or may not be the same as that of ORGANISATION CODE (PCT OF RESIDENCE).

PATIENTS not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice but resident in the GEOGRAPHIC AREA covered by a Primary Care Trust are the responsibility of that Primary Care Trust.

See ORGANISATION CODE for coding formats and codes.

Attribute:

The ORGANISATION CODE (PCT OF RESIDENCE) is the same as the attribute ORGANISATION CODE where the ORGANISATION TYPE is national code PT - Primary Care Trust.

This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust derived from the PATIENT's POSTCODE OF USUAL ADDRESS.

The Organisation Data Service provides postcode files which link postcodes to the Primary Care Trust. See NHS Postcode Directory.

For the Organisation Data Service contact details, see Contact Details.

Notes:
ORGANISATION CODE (POSITION NON-NHS FUNDER) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

The ORGANISATION CODE of the non-NHS ORGANISATION responsible for a POSITION NON-NHS FUNDING for a POSITION.

Notes:
This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust for the Human Papillomavirus Immunisation Programme. This covers any children for whom the Primary Care Trust is the Responsible Primary Care Trust plus, for a Schools based programme, all children at Educational Establishments within its boundary.

Notes:

This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the ORGANISATION acting as Health Care Provider when a decision is made to upgrade the PATIENT to an urgent Cancer PATIENT PATHWAY.

The decision to upgrade must be made by a CONSULTANT or an authorised member of the CONSULTANTS team (subject to local agreement).  See Consultant Upgrade Date for further guidance.

Notes:Notes:
This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the ORGANISATION acting as Health Care Provider where the PATIENT is first seen by an appropriate cancer specialist on the FIRST SEEN BY SPECIALIST DATE (CANCER). The code may be derived automatically by NHS IT systems.

From 01 January 2009, this data element is no longer used in the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set.  It may still be used in other data sets or collected locally if required.

Notes: This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the ORGANISATION acting as a Health Care Provider where the CLINICAL INTERVENTION with FIRST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TEST classification of a.Notes:
This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the ORGANISATION acting as a Health Care Provider where the CLINICAL INTERVENTION with FIRST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TEST classification of a. 'first diagnostic test' takes place. The code may be derived automatically by NHS IT systems.

From 01 January 2009, this data element is no longer used in the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set.  It may still be used in other data sets or collected locally if required.

This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the Responsible Primary Care Trust.

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SITE CODE (EMPLOYING ORGANISATION) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.

The ORGANISATION SITE CODE of the ORGANISATION SITE of the employing ORGANISATION where the EMPLOYEE is employed or based from.

SITE CODE (OF BRACHYTHERAPY) is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE of ORGANISATION SITE of the ORGANISATION at which the brachytherapy took place.Notes:
SITE CODE (OF BRACHYTHERAPY) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.

SITE CODE (OF CANCER DRUG TREATMENT) is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE of ORGANISATION SITE of the ORGANISATION at which the Drug Treatment took place.Notes:
SITE CODE (OF CANCER DRUG TREATMENT) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.

SITE CODE (OF IMAGING) is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE of ORGANISATION SITE of the ORGANISATION at which the imaging took place.Notes:
SITE CODE (OF IMAGING) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.

SITE CODE (OF SURGERY) is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE of ORGANISATION SITE of the ORGANISATION at which the surgery took place.Notes:
SITE CODE (OF SURGERY) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.

SITE CODE (OF TELETHERAPY) is the ORGANISATION SITE CODE of ORGANISATION SITE of the ORGANISATION at which the teletherapy took place.Notes:
SITE CODE (OF TELETHERAPY) is the same as attribute ORGANISATION SITE CODE.