Following the issue of DSCN 07/2004 'Data Standards: Meta Model', the NHS Data Model and Dictionary was changed to reflect and be based upon a more generic logical data model which better supports the strategic way forward.Following the issue of DSCN 07/2004 'Data Standards: Meta Model', the NHS Data Model and Dictionary was changed to reflect and be based upon a more generic logical data model which better supports the strategic way forward. This NHS Data Model and Dictionary was published as the NHS Data Model and Dictionary Version 3.

There was extensive quality assurance of Version 3 including involvement of the Data Definition Group. All Version 3 contents were cross mapped and checked to ensure consistency with the Version 2 contents. Version 3 superseded Version 2 on 1st May 2005.

Version 3 supports all the messages, data sets and central returns supported by Version 2 but the underlying structure was genericised. No changes were made to NHS Business Definitions.

Version 3 introduced a new Generic Model which is 'PERSON based' rather than 'ORGANISATION based'. The model has been developed around generic 'CARE ACTIVITY' for a PATIENT at 'SERVICE POINT' facility or LOCATION with each event transaction being recorded. This has involved grouping many of the old classes into generic classes like ACTIVITY GROUP. However, none of the detail or approved definitions or value sets in Version 2 have been lost although some of the old class definitions will now be found in the new 'NHS Business Definitions'.

The NHS Data Dictionary Version 2 has been frozen and made available for archive information purposes only and has been watermarked accordingly. All changes to NHS information standards and the supporting Data Set Change Notices are now consistent only with Version 3.

Summary of main changes and enhancements incorporated within Version 3

• Introduction of the capability of holding Retired Items
• Introduction of NHS Business Definitions, which allow specific business areas to be defined in a more flexible manner
• New ‘All Items Index’ which lists all the contents held within the NHS Data Model and Dictionary
• Reduction in the number of data model diagrams making them more comprehensible
• Introduction of Domains, which are conceptual logical modelling objects which identify the logical format, length and value set attributable to one or more attribute(s)
• 'Where Used' list expanded to include a description of usage column
• Creation of a separate Meta Model area within the publication

The introduction of Version 3 had no impact on current information standards or system suppliers.

About the Generic Model

The Generic Model supports all the messages, data sets and central returns which the model supported but the underlying structure has been genericised. This involved grouping many of the old classes into generic classes like ACTIVITY GROUP. However, none of the detail was lost and most of the old class definitions can be found under 'NHS Business Definitions'. The number of diagrams has been greatly reduced and they now describe coherent areas of the model which is a far more useful approach for data modellers.

This has led to the creation of a new Generic Model which is 'PERSON based' rather than 'ORGANISATION based'. The model has been developed around generic 'CARE ACTIVITY' for a PATIENT at 'SERVICE POINT point' facility or location with each event transaction being recorded.

The model is aimed at enabling all 'CARE ACTIVITIES' related to the same condition for the same PATIENT  to be recorded and linked across ORGANISATIONS. The different states of the same 'CARE ACTIVITY' are recorded as event transactions e.g. requested, intended, scheduled, provided, cancelled, etc. These different state events also drive the scheduling and capacity planning of resources (people, equipment, facilities, etc.) to deliver the care.

Although this may seem complicated, it is necessary both to form a coherent logical model and to relate physical information such as that which flows on the Data Sets to the logical model. Every physical item should be represented logically in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary. However, the scope of the logical model is greater than the physical information it holds and therefore not all logical information has a physical existence.

Contact us for more information: information.standards@hscic.gov.uk.

The Commissioning Data Sets have notation to identify the business and/or processing rules which apply to individual Data Elements.  This notation appears in the Rules column of the Commissioning Data Set details page. 

Population Validation

All Data Elements are subject to length validation.  Some Data Elements are also subject to format and content validation against a list of permitted values defined in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary. The value lists are held on the Attribute which the Data Element is based on, plus default codes which are held on the Data Element itself.

Business Rules

Some Data Elements are subject to additional Business Rules as indicated below:

• Prefix H = Healthcare Resource Group Business Rules.
• Prefix I = CDS-XML Schema anomalies and issues.
• Prefix N = NHS Data Standards and Policy Rules
• Prefix S = Secondary Uses Service Business Rules

• NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

  NHS Data Model and Dictionary Service
  Princes Exchange
  Princes Square
  Leeds
  LS1 4HY

  Website: NHS Data Model and Dictionary Service website

Email: information.standards@hscic.gov.uk

• Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care:

Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care
Princes Exchange 
Princes Square
Leeds
LS1 4HY

Website: Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care website

Email: information.standards@nhs.net

• Department of Health

Website:  Department of Health website

Queries:  Contact Us Details

• Health and Social Care Information Centre

Website: Health and Social Care Information Centre website

Queries:  Contact Us

Email: enquiries@hscic.gov.uk

• Hospital Episode Statistics (HES):

Website: HES onlineWebsite: HES online

Queries: HES queriesQueries: HES queries

• Clinical Coding general enquiries:

  International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
  OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures (OPCS-4)
  Read Coded Clinical Terms
  Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®)

Website: NHS Classifications Service website

E-mail: information.standards@hscic.gov.uk

• Organisation Data Service Queries:

Organisation Data Service
Hexagon House
Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
Devon EX2 5SE

Website:

Organisation Data Service information is published:

• on the Organisation Data Service website
• to named recipients both inside the NHS and to others licensed to use this data in support of the NHS, through the online Technology Reference Data Update Distribution Service (TRUD)
• as a subset of the data on the NHS Choices website.

Email: exeter.helpdesk@hscic.gov.uk

Telephone: 01392 251 289

• Postcodes:

Office for National Statistics

Website links:

• Office for National Statistics
• National Statistics Postcode Products.

Email: ons.geography@ons.gov.uk

Copyright ©2013 Health and Social Care Information Centre.

For more guidance on copyright see www.For more guidance on copyright see www.hscic.gov.uk/terms-and-conditions.

If you have any queries on copyright and crown copyright, please contact the Data Access and Information Sharing team: dais@www.hscic.If you have any queries on copyright and crown copyright, please contact the Data Access and Information Sharing team: dais@hscic.gov.uk.

Edubase is a REGISTER of all Educational Establishments in England and Wales and is maintained by the Department for Education.

Edubase allows a search of all Educational Establishments by name, location or type and includes the following categories:

• Maintained primary schools
• Maintained secondary schools
• Academies and CTCs (City Technology College)
• Special Schools
• Independent Schools
• Universities
• Colleges

For further information on Edubase, see the Department for Education website.For further information on Edubase, see the Department for Education website.

An Educational Establishment is an ORGANISATION.

An Educational Establishment's main purpose is education. These may be Schools, Colleges or Higher Education Establishments.

Educational Establishments providing education for Degrees are considered to be Higher Education Establishments or Universities.

An up-to-date list of Educational Establishments in England and Wales can be found on the Department for Education EduBase Public portal.An up-to-date list of Educational Establishments in England and Wales can be found on the Department for Education EduBase Public portal.

The General Dental Council Dental Care Professionals Register lists all Dental Care Professionals registered with the General Dental Council.

Only an individual on the General Dental Council Dental Care Professionals Register is legally able to call themselves a Dental Care Professional in the United Kingdom.

The following details are included on the General Dental Council Dental Care Professionals Register:

• names
• registered address
• date of registration
• qualifications
• registration number
• status (registered, suspended, etc.)
• registration type (dentist, dental nurse, etc.)

• Welcome to the GDC and
• Search Our Registers.
• Search Our Registers.

The General Dental Council Dentists Register lists all dentists registered with the General Dental Council.

Only an individual on the register is legally able to work as a dentist in the United Kingdom.

The following details are included on the General Dental Council Dentists Register:

• names
• registered address
• date of registration
• qualifications and inclusion into the Specialist list
• registration number
• status (registered, suspended, etc.)
• registration type (dentist, dental nurse, etc.)

• Welcome to the GDC and
• Search Our Registers.
• Search Our Registers.

See the Department of Health website for the most up-to-date available statistics.See the Department of Health website for the most up-to-date available statistics.

More information about Hospital Episode Statistics can be found at the HESonline website.More information about Hospital Episode Statistics can be found at the Health and Social Care Information Centre website.

A Learning Disability (formerly known as a Mental Handicap and referred to as an Intellectual Disability) is a type of DISABILITY.

A Learning Disability usually has a significant impact on a PERSON's life. A PERSON with a Learning Disability finds it harder than others to learn, understand and communicate.

People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities need full-time help with every aspect of their lives, including eating, drinking, washing, dressing and toileting etc.

Someone is considered to have a Learning Disability when they function at a level of intellectual ability which is significantly lower than their chronological age. This is usually considered to be equivalent to having an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of seventy or less:

• Mild Learning Disability (roughly equivalent to an IQ of fifty to seventy) is comparable to the educational term 'Moderate Learning Difficulty'. It is usually caused by a combination of restricted learning and social opportunities plus a high rate of low to average intellectual ability and Learning Disability in close relatives.
  
  
• Moderate-to-profound Learning Disability (roughly equivalent to an IQ below fifty) is comparable to the educational term 'Severe Learning Difficulty'. It usually has a specific biological cause.

Note: A Learning Difficulty is a type of Special Education Need which affects areas of learning, such as reading, writing, spelling, mathematics etc.

Further information on Learning Disabilities, can be found on the internet, for example:

• Mencap website
• Contact a Family website etc.
• Mencap website
• Contact a Family website etc.

The NHS National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) is a Screening Programme.

The aim of the NHS National Chlamydia Screening Programme is to detect undiagnosed chlamydia infection through proactively offering screening to all sexually active young people aged under 25, in a variety of health and community settings, in order to reduce the population prevalence of Chlamydia and prevent the development of associated health problems.

The NHS National Chlamydia Screening Programme offers opportunistic chlamydia screening to young people in England and recommends that they be screened annually or whenever they change partners.

For further information see the National Chlamydia Screening Programme website.For further information see the National Chlamydia Screening Programme website.

A Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group is a type of ORGANISATION in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group carry out a range of functions with respect to the commissioning of health and social care for people within their area, including:

• assessing health and social care needs
• planning health and social care to meet current and emerging needs
• securing the delivery of health and social care to meet assessed needs.

In exercising these functions, the Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group have regard to improving the health and social well-being of people in the area within which they exercise their functions, and improving the availability and quality of health and social care in that area.

Further information relating to Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group can be found at:

• The Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and
• Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.
• The Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and
• Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

The Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee is a Regulatory Body.

The Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee is delegated by the Department of Health to oversee applications by those who seek admission to the Central Professional List of Medical Practitioners authorised to work in the General Ophthalmic Services as an OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

The Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee considers applications and once approved and issued with an Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee number, a practitioner will need to be registered with the Primary Care Trust for the area in which they wish to work.

The British Medical Association updates and administers the Central List Register of OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.

For further information on the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee, see the Royal College of Ophthalmologists website.For further information on the Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee, see the Royal College of Ophthalmologists website.

A Pharmacy Premises can be an ORGANISATION and an ORGANISATION SITE.

A Pharmacy Premises is a location where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.

General Pharmaceutical Council Registration of Pharmacy Premises:

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) maintains a register of Pharmacy Premises if the principal activity at the premises is the retail sale or supply of Pharmacy (P) medicines and / or Prescription Only Medicines (POMs). They are not primarily concerned with NHS Prescriptions.

Once a Pharmacy Premises is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council it is allocated a registration number which uniquely identifies each registered Pharmacy Premises. This registration number is a 7 digit number starting with the number 1.

All Pharmacy Premises that are currently registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council are listed on the General Pharmaceutical Council Register.

For further information on General Pharmaceutical Council Pharmacy Premises registration, see the General Pharmaceutical Council website.For further information on General Pharmaceutical Council Pharmacy Premises registration, see the General Pharmaceutical Council website.

Organisation Data Service (ODS) Codes:

To be able to dispense NHS Prescriptions, the Pharmacy Premises requires an Organisation Data Service code in addition to the General Pharmaceutical Council registration number.

The Organisation Data Service allocates the following codes:

• Pharmacy - see ORGANISATION CODE
• Pharmacy HQ - see ORGANISATION CODE.

A Practitioner with a Special Interest (PwSI) is a CARE PROFESSIONAL.

A Practitioner with a Special Interest is a GENERAL PRACTITIONER (GP) or Pharmacist who:

• is first and foremost a generalist
• is able to act without direct supervision
• has a level of skill or competence that exceeds the core competences of the individual’s normal professional role
• is accredited to deliver specialist clinical services directly to PATIENTS. 

For further information on Practitioners with Special Interests, see the Royal College of General Practitioners website.For further information on Practitioners with Special Interests, see the Royal College of General Practitioners website.

The Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man) is an ORGANISATION in the Isle of Man.

The Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man) is a part of the Isle of Man Health Services Division, itself a Division of the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security.

The Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man) aims to provide, in the community setting: health advice, referral and treatment, and to use resources effectively to meet health needs.

Further information on the Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man) can be found at the Isle of Man Government website.Further information on the Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man) can be found at the Isle of Man Government website.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is an ORGANISATION.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is the dedicated professional body for Pharmacists and pharmacy in England, Scotland and Wales providing leadership, support and development to its members.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society ensures the voice of the profession is heard and actively promoted in the development and delivery of healthcare policy and works to raise the profile of the profession. It is the only body which represents all sectors of pharmacy in Great Britain.

For further information on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, see the Royal Pharmaceutical Society website.For further information on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, see the Royal Pharmaceutical Society website.

Note: the General Pharmaceutical Council is now the regulatory body for Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in England, Scotland and Wales.

A School is an Educational Establishment.

A School provides education for children of statutory School age (5-16 years old) although they may provide education outside these ages as well, i.e. nurseries and sixth form.

An up to date list of Schools in England and Wales can be found on the Department for Education EduBase Public portal.An up to date list of Schools in England and Wales can be found on the Department for Education EduBase Public portal.

A Scottish Health Board is a regional authority in Scotland with responsibility for the delivery of health services.

There are 14 Scottish Health Boards.

For information about the structure of the NHS in Scotland, how it is funded, and how its performance is measured, see the Scottish Government website.For information about the structure of the NHS in Scotland, how it is funded, and how its performance is measured, see the Scottish Government website.

A SNOMED CT Subset is a set of SNOMED CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms) Concepts, Descriptions, or Relationships that is appropriate to deployment to support particular requirements of implementation.

SNOMED CT Subsets support user interface development through the organisation of clinical display, creation of menus and pick-lists, or support of knowledge structures.

SNOMED CT Subsets may be created as value sets for messaging or data entry or to provide pre-coordinated SNOMED CT® concepts for certain constrained use, or can inter-relate with qualifier value tables appropriate to the concept types.

SNOMED CT Subsets usually represent groups of concepts or objects (e.g. a specific clinical domain) which share specified characteristics.

Different types of Subsets are used to represent:

• Descriptions or concepts for particular realms or specialties
• Suitability of particular concepts for use in a particular context in a record
• Structure and ordering of hierarchies displaying concepts for user navigation

SNOMED CT Subsets can be registered or downloaded from the SNOMED CT Subset Registration page. This page is also used by the UK Terminology Centre to register SNOMED CT Subsets for distribution nationally in future releases.

For further information on SNOMED CT®, see SNOMED CT.For further information on SNOMED CT®, see SNOMED CT.

The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships, protection on behalf of the public, and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance wellbeing.

Social Workers form partnerships with people to help them identify and interpret any problems they face and to help them to find solutions. The profession is graduate entry and Social Workers work with legal structures and with a range of other professionals.

In England only an individual registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is legally able to work as a Social Worker.

For further information on Social Workers, see the British Association of Social Workers website.For further information on Social Workers, see the British Association of Social Workers website.

Special Education Needs refers to children who have Learning Difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn or access EDUCATION than most children of the same age.

Examples of Special Education Needs include:

• schoolwork
• reading, writing, number work or understanding information
• expressing themselves or understanding what others are saying
• making friends or relating to adults
• behaving properly in school
• organising themselves
• some kind of sensory or physical needs which may affect them in school.

For further information on Special Education Needs, see the Directgov website.For further information on Special Education Needs, see the Government website.

Release: July 2013

• CR1377 (Immediate) - ISB 0105 Retirement of Accident and Emergency Quarterly Monitoring Data Set (QMAE)

Release: May 2013

• CR1363 (Immediate) - ISB 1067 Amd 43/2012 National Workforce Data Set Version 2.6
• CR1382 (Immediate) - DDCN 1382/2013 National Renal Data Set amendment
• CR1381 (Immediate) - DDCN 1381/2013 Healthcare Resource Groups
• CR1235 (1 June 2013) - ISB 1588 Amd 11/2012 Accident and Emergency Clinical Quality Indicators

Release: April 2013

• CR1372 (Immediate) - DDCN 1372/2013 Organisation Update: April 2013
• CR1369 (Immediate) - DDCN 1369/2013 Organisation Codes and Organisation Types
• CR1347 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1521 Amd 40/2012 Updates to the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set and XML Schema

Release: March 2013

• CR1364 (Immediate) - DDCN 1364/2013 Operating Theatre
• CR1335 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1593 Amd 27/2012 Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Data Set
• CR1340 (1 April 2013) - ISB 0090 Amd 37/2012 Organisation Data Service - Non-Legislative Organisations
• CR1321 (1 April 2013) - ISB 0011 Amd 25/2012 Mental Health Minimum Data Set version 4.1

Release: February 2013

• CR1336 (Immediate) - DDCN 1336/2013 XML Schema Constraint Pages
• CR1362 (Immediate) - DDCN 1362/2013 Update to Organisations in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary
• CR1246 (Immediate) - DDCN 1246/2013 Guidance for Merging Organisations
• CR1345 (Immediate) - DDCN 1345/2013 e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) and Government Data Standards Catalogue
• CR1354 (Immediate) - DDCN 1354/2013 Treatment Function Code - Well Babies

Release: December 2012

• CR1155 (Immediate) - ISB 1567 Amd 12/2011 National Joint Registry Data Set Version 5
• CR1324 (1 December 2012) - ISB 1067 Amd 23/2012 Workforce Data Set Version 2.5
• CR1196, CR1287 and CR1195 (1 January 2013) - ISB 1521 Amd 64/2010 Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set Message and Retirement of Cancer Registration Data Set and National Cancer Data Set

The following have been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2013:

• CR1337 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1072 Amd 30/2012 Update to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Secondary Uses Data Set

Release: November 2012

• CR1166, CR1167 and CR1306 (1 November 2012) - ISB 0092 Amd-16-2010 Commissioning Data Set Version 6-2, Commissioning Data Set XML Message Version 6-2 and Retirement of CDS 6-0
• CR1305 (1 April 2013) - ISB 0092 Amd 06/2011 Allied Health Professions Referral to Treatment (AHP RTT) Update - CDS 6-2
• CR1286 (1 November 2012) - ISB 0028 Amd 17/2012 Treatment Function Codes Update
• CR1343 (Immediate) - DDCN 1343/2012 Change of name for NHS Commissioning Board Authority
• CR1342 (Immediate) - DDCN 1342/2012 Overseas Visitors Update
• CR1341 (Immediate) - DDCN 1341/2012 Discharge Default Code Descriptions
• CR1323 (Immediate) - National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set Update for "Delay Reason To Treatment For Cancer"

CR1323 is a corrigendum to CR1258 (1 July 2012) - ISB 0147 Amd 23/2011 Changes to the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set published in the June 2012 release

The following have been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2013:

• CR1231 and CR1288 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1570 Amd 164/2010 HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set and HIV and AIDS Related Data Set Message

Release: September 2012

• CR1103 (Immediate) - ISB 0066 Amd 43/2010 Renal Data Set - Data Item Addition, Changes and Deletions
• CR1334 (Immediate) - DDCN 1334/2012 Psychology Definitions
• CR1331 (Immediate) - DDCN 1331/2012 Activity Date Time Type
• CR1329 (Immediate) - DDCN 1329/2012 Change of name for "Health and Social Care Information Centre"

Release: August 2012

• CR1326 (Immediate) - DDCN 1326/2012 Health and Care Professions Council
• CR1241 (Immediate) - DDCN 1241/2012 NHS dictionary of medicines and devices
• CR1292 (Immediate) - ISB 1549 Amd 4/2011 and DDCN 1292/2012 Deprecation and withdrawal of version 3.2 of the Acute Myocardial Infarction Data Set and subsequent retiring of the Data Set from the NHS Data Model and Dictionary

Release: June 2012

• CR1314 (Immediate) - DDCN 1314/2012 Reasonable Offer Update
• CR1282 (29 June 2012) - ISB 0090 Amd 36/2011 Independent Sector Healthcare Provider (ISHP) Codes extended for ISHPs and Sites
• CR1258 (1 July 2012) - ISB 0147 Amd 23/2011 Changes to the National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set

Release: May 2012

• CR1215 (1 June 2012) - ISB 1067 Amd 30/2011 National Workforce Data Set

  The following have been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2013:

• CR1028 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1069 Amd 14/2012 Children and Young People's Health Services Data Set
• CR1029 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1072 Amd 12/2012 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Data Set
• CR1104 (1 April 2013) - ISB 1513 Amd 13/2012 Maternity Secondary Uses Data Set

Release: March 2012

• CR1242 (Immediate) - DDCN 1242/2012 Retirement of Mental Health Minimum Data Set Version 3
• CR1238 and CR1276 (1 April 2012) - ISB 1577 Amd 10/2011 Diagnostic Imaging Data Set and Diagnostic Imaging Data Set Message v 1-0
• CR1290 (Immediate) - DDCN 1290/2012 Data Set Notation
• CR1263 (Immediate) - ISB 0090 Amd 5/2012 Health and Social Care Bill Changes
• CR1255 (31 March 2012) - ISB 1576 Amd 08/2011 Quarterly Bed Availability and Occupancy Data Set
• CR1295 (Immediate) - Retirement of old Commissioning Data Set messages
  The Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care have been involved in the redesign and retirement of the old Commissioning Data Set Pages, however a formal Information Standards Notice (ISN) will not be published as there are no changes to data standards.

Release: January 2012

• CR1285 (Immediate) - DDCN 1285/2012 Elective Admission Type
• CR1252 (Immediate) - DDCN 1252/2011 Geographic Area Changes

Release: November 2011

• CR1264 (Immediate) - ISB 1077 Amd 3/2012 Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for Patient Identification Data Set
• CR1274 (Immediate) - DDCN 1274/2011 CDS Prime Recipient Identity Update

  The following have been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2012:

• CR1265 (1 April 2012) - ISB 1520 Amd 29/2011 Changes to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set

Release: October 2011

• CR1271 (Immediate) - DDCN 1271/2011 Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid Update
• CR1268 (Immediate) - DDCN 1268/2011 Sexual Orientation Code

• The following has been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2012:

• CR1158 and CR1260 (1 April 2012) - ISB 1533 Amd 63/2010 Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set Message Schema

  The following have been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 July 2012:

• CR1270 (1 July 2012) - ISB 1080 Amd 25/2011 Amendments to NHS Health Check Data Set
• CR1250 (1 July 2012) - ISB 1080 Amd 25/2011 NHS Health Checks Data Set Message Schema Version 2.0.0

Release: August 2011

• CR1232 (Immediate) - ISB 0034 Amd 26/2006 Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) - NHS Data Model and Dictionary Overview
• CR1222 (1 April 2012) - ISB 0021 Amd 86/2010 Introduction of the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision 4th Edition
• CR1190 (1 September 2011) - ISB 1538 Amd 131/2010 Chlamydia Testing Activity Data Set
• CR1188 (Immediate) - Amd 85/2010 Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Data Set (GUMCAD) Extension to include Enhanced Sexual Health Services (ESHS)

The following data set is initially being introduced for local use only. A future Information Standards Notice will be published to notify providers and system suppliers of the requirement to flow the data set nationally:

• CR1105 (1 April 2012) - ISB 1510 Amd 25/2010 Community Information Data Set

Release: July 2011

• CR1249 (Immediate) - DDCN 1249/2011 General Pharmaceutical Council Registration Changes

The following has been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 July 2012:

• CR1148 (1 July 2012) - ISB 1080 Amd 129/2010 NHS Health Checks Data Set

Release: June 2011

• CR1256 (Immediate) - DDCN 1256/2011 School Definitions
• CR1117 (26 August 2011) - ISB 0090 Amd 94/2010 Organisation Data Service Identification Codes for Local Authorities in England and Wales
• CR1251 (Immediate) - DDCN 1251/2011 Change to the Format/Length of Weekly Hours Worked
• CR1243 (Immediate) - DDCN 1243/2011 National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure (NICIP) Code Set

Release: April 2011

• CR1154 (1 April 2011) - ISB 0011 Amd 87/2010 Mental Health Minimum Data Set Version 4.0
• CR1234 (Immediate) - DDCN 1234/2011 Technology Reference Data Update Distribution Service (TRUD)
• CR1168 (Immediate) - ISB 0097 Amd 140/2010 Genitourinary Medicine Access Monthly Monitoring Data Set Amendments - Removal of Human Immunodeficiency Virus data

The following has been incorporated early to allow users to see the changes, but please note that the implementation date is 1 April 2012:

• CR1050 (1 April 2012) - ISB 1520 Amd 51/2010 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set

Release: March 2011

Information Standards Notices and Data Dictionary Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1224 (1 April 2011) - ISB 0092 Amd 02/20110 Commissioning Data Set Schema Version 6-1-1
• CR1223 (Immediate) - DDCN 1223/2011 Updates to Family Planning References
• CR1225 (Immediate) - DDCN 1225/2011 Practitioners with Special Interests
• CR1216 (1 April 2011) - ISB 0028 Amd 170/2010 Changes to Treatment Function Codes
• CR1203 (1 April 2011) - ISB 0084 Amd 150/2010 Introduction of OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures Version 4.6

Release: January 2011

• CR1116 (1 April 2010) - ISB 0003 Amd 79/2010 Immunisation Programmes Activity Data Set (KC50)
• CR1112 (1 April 2010) - ISB 1511 Amd 26/2010 NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
• CR1068 (Immediate) - ISB 0133 Amd 161/2010 Change To Central Return: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunisation Programme - Vaccine Monitoring Minimum Data Set
• CR1211 (Immediate) - DDCN 1211/2010 Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid / Organisation Code (Code of Commissioner) Update

Release: December 2010

Information Standards Notices and Data Dictionary Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1175 (1 April 2011) - ISB 1518 Amd 166/2010 Changes to Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Data Set
• CR1198 (Immediate) - ISB 1067 Amd 165/2010 National Workforce Data Set
• CR1207 (01 December 2010) - ISB 1573 Amd 168/2010 Mixed-Sex Accommodation
• CR1149 (01 January 2011) - ISB 0139 Amd 99/2010 GUMCAD: Change to Genitourinary (GU) Episode Types

Release: November 2010

Information Standards Notices and Data Dictionary Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1119 (Immediate) - DDCN 1119/2010 Organisation Codes Update 
• CR1192 (Immediate) - DDCN 1192/2010 Change of name for "Health Solution Wales"
• CR1199 (Immediate) - DDCN 1199/2010 General Pharmaceutical Council and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Update
• CR1189 (Immediate) - DDCN 1189/2010 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• CR1199 (Immediate) - DDCN 1199/2010 General Pharmaceutical Council and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Update
• CR1189 (Immediate) - DDCN 1189/2010 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• CR1187 (Immediate) - DDCN 1187/2010 Introduction of the Department for Education

Release: September 2010

Information Standards Notices and Data Dictionary Change Notices incorporated into the NHS Data Model and Dictionary:

• CR1128 (Immediate) - DDCN 1128/2010 Changes to reporting procedures for Overseas Visitors from the European Economic Area and Switzerland
• CR1173 (Immediate) - DDCN 1173/2010 Care Quality Commission Update
• CR1143 (Immediate) - DDCN 1143/2010 General Pharmaceutical Council
• CR1061 (1 October 2010) - ISB 0092/2010 CDS Type 20: Out-patient: Retirement of Default Codes for Out-patient Procedures
• CR1133 (Immediate) - ISB 00289/2010 National Specialty List

Release: August 2010

• The August 2010 Release introduces the NHS Data Model and Dictionary Help Pages.

Release: July 2010

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

• CR1134 (Immediate - ISB 1067/2010 Amd 109/2010 National Workforce Data Set
• CR1082 (Immediate) - ISB 0153/2010 Critical Care Minimum Data Set
• CR1121 (Immediate) - DSCN 17/2010 Retirement of Data Standard KC60 Central Return

Release: May 2010

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

• CR957 (Immediate) - DSCN 19/2010 Central Returns: KA34 Ambulance Services
• CR1069 (Immediate) - Redesign of the Commissioning Data Set Pages
  The Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care have been involved in the redesign of the Commissioning Data Set Pages and are satisfied that it meets the requirements of the service, however a formal Information Standards Notice (ISN) will not be published as there are no changes to data standards.

Release: March 2010

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

• CR1123 (1 April 2010) - DSCN 18/2010 Information Standards Notice (ISN)
• CR1139 (Immediate) - DSCN 16/2010 Person Weight
• CR1130 (Immediate) - DSCN 15/2010 Change of name for "The NHS Information Centre for health and social care"
• CR1013 (April 2010) - DSCN 14/2010 Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset (SRHAD)
• CR1125 (Immediate) - DSCN 13/2010 NHS Data Model and Dictionary Maintenance Update - Policy Definitions
• CR1122 (Immediate) - DSCN 11/2010 Changes to Family Planning References

Release: January 2010

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

• CR1115 (Immediate) - DSCN 10/2010 Data Standards: Updating of e-Government Interoperability Framework and Government Data Standards Catalogue References

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 Information Standards Notices and Data Set Change Notices, see the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care Website.

An indication of whether a PERSON is disabled.

Under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), a disabled PERSON is defined as "someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities". See the Directgov website. See the Government website.

This records the streaming classification assigned to an Accident and Emergency Attendance, within an Accident and Emergency Department. Streaming is a system whereby PATIENTS are allocated to different flows according to their needs. These flows are individually staffed and continue to function whatever the pressures in other streams. Within any stream, at any one time, there may be PATIENTS with different A AND E INITIAL ASSESSMENT TRIAGE CATEGORIES. An Accident and Emergency Department will have either simple streaming or full streaming in place and will use the appropriate classification.

Classifications:

References:
Reforming Emergency Care First Steps to a New Approach
Reforming Emergency Care 2001-2 & 2002-3, Streaming in accident and emergency departments

The physical status of the PATIENT as recorded by an anaesthetist for the operative procedure.

This is the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System, see the American Society of Anesthesiologists website.This is the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System, see the American Society of Anesthesiologists website.

National Codes:

* Note: code 6 - 'A declared brain-dead PATIENT whose organs are being removed for donor purposes' is not a valid code in the National Joint Registry Data Set.

The NHS NUMBER, the primary identifier of a PERSON, is a unique identifier for a PATIENT within the NHS in England and Wales.

This will not vary by any ORGANISATION of which a PERSON is a PATIENT.

It is mandatory to record the NHS NUMBER. There are exceptions, such as Accident and Emergency care, sexual health and major incidents, as defined in existing national policies.

The NHS NUMBER is 10 numeric digits in length. The tenth digit is a check digit used to confirm its validity. The check digit is validated using the Modulus 11 algorithm and the use of this algorithm is mandatory. There are 5 steps in the validation of the check digit:

Step 1 Multiply each of the first nine digits by a weighting factor as follows:

Digit Position
(starting from the left) Factor:

Step 2 Add the results of each multiplication together.

Step 3 Divide the total by 11 and establish the remainder.

Step 4 Subtract the remainder from 11 to give the check digit.

If the result is 11 then a check digit of 0 is used. If the result is 10 then the NHS NUMBER is invalid and not used.

Step 5 Check the remainder matches the check digit. If it does not, the NHS NUMBER is invalid.

Further guidance is available from the NHS Number Programme website.Further guidance is available from the Health and Social Care Information Centre website.

Note:
This was e-GIF approved for use in NHS England.
e-GIF and the Government Data Standards Catalogue have been archived and are available for reference only.

An ORGANISATION CODE is a code which identifies an ORGANISATION uniquely.

ORGANISATION CODES are managed by:

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

Notes:

• Organisation Data Service codes can be downloaded:
  • from the Organisation Data Service website and
  • via files issued by the Technology Reference Data Update Distribution Service (TRUD)
• Organisation Data Service contact details can be found at Contact Details.

ORGANISATION CODING FRAMES

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

A Frame:

Example
Non NHS Organisation (Independent Provider) e.g. 8HA03

• 8 = Organisation Type Identifier
• Remainder = Organisation Identifier

B Frame:

Example
Local Service Provider e.g. LSP01

• LSP = Organisation Type Identifier
• 01 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

C Frame:

Example
School e.g. EE134290

• EE = Organisation Type Identifier
• Remainder = Organisation Identifier

D Frame:

Example
Care Trust e.g. TAK

• T = Organisation Type Identifier
• AK = Organisation Identifier

Also:

E Frame:

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

• K = Organisation Identifier

F Frame:

Example
Pharmacy Headquarters e.g. P001

• P = Organisation Type Identifier
• 001 = Organisation Identifier

Also:

G Frame:

Example
GP Practices in England and Wales 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

K Frame:

Example
NHS Wales Informatics Service e.g. W00

• W00 = Organisation Identifier

L Frame:

Example
Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group e.g. ZC010

• Characters 1-3 (ZC0) AND character 5 (0) = Organisation Type Identifier
• Character 4 = Organisation Identifier

Note: this is a 5 character method of displaying Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group identifiers.
Characters 3 and 5 are ‘fillers’. If a 3 character code is required (as used by the Office for National Statistics in the NHS Postcode Directory) zeros can be omitted, e.g. ZC1.
The 3 character method of displaying the Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group identifiers fit under the H Frame.
Guidance on the use of Northern Ireland codes can be found in Data Set Change Notice 19/2009.Guidance on the use of Northern Ireland codes can be found in Data Set Change Notice 19/2009.

M Frame:

Example
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) e.g. 12A

• 12A = Organisation and Organisation Type Identifier

N Frame:

Example
GP Abeyance and Dispersal GP Practice e.g. G7817414

• G78 = Organisation Type Identifier
• 17414 = 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

Notes:

• 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-9 indicates that characters A-Z and 0-9 are valid: except B, I, O, S, U and Z (to avoid ambiguity). This applies to all ORGANISATION CODES in the Coding Format Table above except Independent Sector Healthcare Providers (ISHP).

Table 2: CODING FORMATS FOR ORGANISATIONS IN SCOTLAND

Scottish ORGANISATION CODES are supplied by the Information Standards Directorate (ISD) from NHS Scotland and published by the Organisation Data Service.

Table 3: 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).

This indicates care activity provided and carried out by the Sexual and Reproductive Health Service.

National Codes:

The name of the Chemotherapy (Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy) drug given to a PATIENT during an Anti-Cancer Drug Regimen.