Attributes of this Class are:

K		ACTIVITY IDENTIFIER
		ACTIVITY COUNT
		ACTIVITY DURATION
		ACTIVITY PERCENTAGE
		CONTRACT MONITORING ACTUAL ACTIVITY
		PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE

Attributes of this Class are:

K		CARE PROFESSIONAL TEAM IDENTIFIER
		CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH TIER OF SERVICE
		MEMBER OF SPECIALIST MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INDICATOR
		REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM TYPE

Each CARE PROFESSIONAL TEAM

	must be related to one or more CARE PROFESSIONAL
	must be formed from one or more CARE PROFESSIONAL

Attributes of this Class are:

K		COMMUNICATION CONTACT STRING
		COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD
		COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE END DATE
		COMMUNICATION CONTACT STRING EFFECTIVE START DATE
		PDS TELECOM USAGE

Attributes of this Class are:

K		COUNTRY CODE
		PDS COUNTRY CODE
		REGION OF COUNTRY CODE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION DATA SET

Attributes of this Class are:

		CDS BULK REPLACEMENT GROUP CODE
		CDS INTERCHANGE APPLICATION REFERENCE
		CDS INTERCHANGE CONTROL COUNT
		CDS INTERCHANGE CONTROL REFERENCE
		CDS INTERCHANGE RECEIVER IDENTITY
		CDS INTERCHANGE SENDER IDENTITY
		CDS INTERCHANGE TEST INDICATOR
		CDS MESSAGE REFERENCE
		CDS MESSAGE TYPE
		CDS MESSAGE VERSION NUMBER
		CDS PROTOCOL IDENTIFIER CODE
		CDS TYPE CODE
		CDS UPDATE TYPE
		DATA SET VERSION NUMBER
		HARS TEST INDICATOR
		PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS
		PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM IN USE
		RECORD COUNT
		RECORD IDENTIFIER
		SUBMISSION IDENTIFIER
		WITHHELD IDENTITY REASON

Attributes of this Class are:

K		ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER
		ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TYPE
		DEPARTMENT CODE
		EMERGENCY CARE DEPARTMENT TYPE
		HEADCOUNT ORGANISATION CURRENT
		LABORATORY CODE
		NHS CONTINUING HEALTHCARE COMMISSIONED SERVICES INDICATOR
		ONS ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER
		ORGANISATION CODE
		ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER FOR NATIONAL BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
		ORGANISATION NAME
		ORGANISATION SITE CODE
		ORGANISATION SITE NAME
		PDS REGISTERING AUTHORITY TYPE
		SECURE CHILDRENS HOME PLACEMENT TYPE

Attributes of this Class are:

		CARER SUPPORT INDICATOR
		COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER
		HEALTH AND CARE NUMBER
		NHS NUMBER
		NHS NUMBER STATUS INDICATOR CODE
		OVERSEAS VISITOR UK ARRIVAL DATE
		PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT
		PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA
		PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE

Attributes of this Class are:

K		PATIENT ORGANISATION START DATE
		LOCAL PATIENT IDENTIFIER
		PATIENT ORGANISATION END DATE

Attributes of this Class are:

K		PERSON IDENTIFIER
		EX BRITISH ARMED FORCES INDICATOR
		LOOKED AFTER CHILD INDICATOR
		NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER
		NEW SEX PARTNERS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS INDICATOR
		NUMBER OF DAUGHTERS UNDER 18
		NUMBER OF SEX PARTNERS IN LAST THREE MONTHS CODE
		PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES INDICATOR
		PERSON AGE
		PERSON BIRTH DATE
		PERSON BIRTH TIME
		PERSON COUNT
		PRISONER INDICATOR
		SEX WORKER INDICATOR
		YEAR OF BIRTH

Attributes of this Class are:

		PERSON NAME CLASSIFICATION
		PDS PERSON NAME TYPE
		PERSON NAME START DATE
		PERSON NAME WORD TEXT
		PERSON NAME WORD TYPE

Attributes of this Class are:

		PERSON NAME WORD TEXT
		PERSON NAME WORD TYPE

This class has no attributes.

Attributes of this Class are:

PERSON NAME TEXT

This class has no attributes.

Attributes of this Class are:

		APGAR SCORE 10 MINUTES
		APGAR SCORE 1 MINUTE
		APGAR SCORE 5 MINUTES
		BIRTH ORDER
		DELIVERY METHOD
		DELIVERY PLACE TYPE
		DELIVERY TIME
		GESTATION LENGTH IN DAYS
		GESTATION LENGTH IN WEEKS
		LIVE OR STILL BIRTH
		MODE OF DELIVERY
		NUMBER OF BABIES IDENTIFIER
		NUMBER OF BABIES INDICATION CODE
		PARENTS CONSANGUINEOUS INDICATOR
		PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT
		PDS SUSPECTED CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY INDICATION CODE
		PRESENTATION OF FETUS
		STATUS OF PERSON CONDUCTING DELIVERY

The date when a COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD is no longer applicable to the PATIENT.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE END DATES

Data Elements:

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

The date when a COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD became effective for a PATIENT.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE START DATES

Data Elements:

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

An indication of whether the PATIENT has consented for a CARE PROFESSIONAL to be contacted about their care.

National Codes:

Y	Yes - the PATIENT has consented for their CARE PROFESSIONAL to be contacted about their care
N	No - the PATIENT has not consented for their CARE PROFESSIONAL to be contacted about their care

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATORS FOR CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT

Data Elements:

PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT)

An indication of whether the PATIENT has consented to have their details recorded for the purpose of the National Joint Registry Data Set.

For the National Joint Registry Data Set:

• The consent is for the 'Patient Identifiers' information
• Where consent is not given, the operation details are still recorded.

National Codes:

0	No - the PATIENT has not consented to have their details recorded
1	Yes - the PATIENT has consented to have their details recorded
2	Not Recorded

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATORS FOR NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA

Data Elements:

PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA)

The end of the association between the PATIENT and the ORGANISATION.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT ORGANISATION END DATES

Data Elements:

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (GMP PRACTICE)

A unique code representing a COUNTRY for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

Where the COUNTRY is:

• the Isle of Man, PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is recorded using the ISO 3166-1 standard COUNTRY CODE (see the Using the International Organisation for Standardisation website https://www.iso.org/home.html) for the Isle of Man.
• England or Wales, PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is recorded using the National Codes listed below.

National Codes:

1	England
3	Wales

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS COUNTRY CODES

Data Elements:

PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH

The status of a death notification for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

National Codes:

1	Informal - death notice received via an update from a local NHS Organisation such as GENERAL PRACTITIONER or NHS Trust
2	Formal - death notice received from Registrar of Deaths

 

Data Elements:

PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE

An indication of whether a duplicate PATIENT record should be ignored when creating a new birth record on the Personal Demographics Service for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

National Codes:

true	True
false	False

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUSES

Data Elements:

PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS

The number of births in confinement for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

 

Data Elements:

PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT

The type of PATIENT care provision for the mother of the PATIENT for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

National Codes:

1	Primary care

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPES

Data Elements:

PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE

The type of PERSON NAME for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

National Codes:

L	Usual (current) name

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS PERSON NAME TYPES

Data Elements:

PDS PERSON NAME TYPE

The type of Organisation recording the REGISTRABLE BIRTH, for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

National Codes:

a	Strategic Health Authority
b	Director of Health and Social Care
c	NHS Trust
d	GP Practice
e	Other NHS Organisation
f	Armed Forces
g	MOD Hospital
h	IM&T Service
i	Special Trustee
j	University
k	Other Statutory Authority
l	NHS Administration Unit
m	Breast Screening Unit
n	Pathology Laboratory
o	Department of Health and Social Care
p	Other Government Department
q	Registered non-NHS Provider
r	Unregistered non-NHS Provider (except Local Authority)
s	Non-NHS Commissioner (except Local Authority)
t	Local Authority
u	Pharmacy
v	Appliance Contractor
w	Specialised Services Commissioning Consortium
x	Primary Care Trust
y	NHAIS

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS REGISTERING AUTHORITY TYPES

Data Elements:

PDS REGISTERING AUTHORITY TYPE

An indication of whether a congenital abnormality is suspected for a REGISTRABLE BIRTH for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

Permitted National Codes:

Y	Yes - a congenital abnormality is suspected for a REGISTRABLE BIRTH
N	No - a congenital abnormality is not suspected for a REGISTRABLE BIRTH
U	Uncertain - further review required

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS SUSPECTED CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY INDICATION CODES

Data Elements:

PDS SUSPECTED CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY INDICATION CODE

The type of telecommunications information recorded for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.

 National Codes:

AS	An automated answering machine
EC	A contact specifically designated to be used for emergencies
H	A communication address at a home
HP	The primary home, to reach a PERSON after business hours
HV	A vacation home, to reach a PERSON while on vacation
MC	A telecommunication device that moves and stays with its owner
PG	A paging device suitable to solicit a callback or to leave a very short message
WP	An office address

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PDS TELECOM USAGES

Data Elements:

PDS TELECOM USAGE

The age in years of the PERSON.

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PERSON AGES

Data Elements:

AGE AT ACTIVITY DATE (CONTRACT MONITORING)

AGE AT ATTENDANCE DATE

AGE AT CDS ACTIVITY DATE

AGE AT CENSUS

AGE AT FIRST OFFERED APPOINTMENT

AGE ON ADMISSION

AGE OR PROTOCOL AGE

PERSON AGE IN YEARS (REPORTING PERIOD END DATE)

The classification of a PERSON's name.This item has been retired from the NHS Data Model and Dictionary.

A PERSON may have any number of PERSON NAMES but only one classification of 'b' Birth Name is permissible.The last live version of this item is available in the August 2019 release of the NHS Data Model and Dictionary.

This is the name recorded on a birth certificate.Access to this version can be obtained by emailing information.standards@nhs.net with "NHS Data Model and Dictionary - Archive Request" in the email subject line.

Classification:

a.	Preferred Name
b.	Birth Name
c.	Married Name
d.	Alias

 

A structured or unstructured name for a PERSON.This item has been retired from the NHS Data Model and Dictionary.

 The last live version of this item is available in the August 2019 release of the NHS Data Model and Dictionary.

Access to this version can be obtained by emailing information.standards@nhs.net with "NHS Data Model and Dictionary - Archive Request" in the email subject line.

 

The character or string of characters comprising an element of a PERSON's name which has been recorded for at least one PERSON (eg. 'Dr', 'John', 'Smith').The character or string of characters comprising an element of a PERSON's name which has been recorded for at least one PERSON (e.g. 'Dr', 'John', 'Smith').

 This can be a PERSON NAME STRUCTURED or PERSON NAME UNSTRUCTURED.

 

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Format/Length:	n3
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
AGE OR PROTOCOL AGE is derived as the number of completed years between the PERSON BIRTH DATE of the PATIENT to either:

1. The date the High Risk Breast Screening Episode was started, or
2. The date the woman's Mammography test was due in the REPORTING PERIOD.

AGE OR PROTOCOL AGE is derived as the number of completed years between the PERSON BIRTH DATE of the PATIENT to either the date the: 

High Risk Breast Screening Episode was started, or

Mammography test was due in the REPORTING PERIOD.

 

Attribute:

PERSON AGE

Format/Length:	n4
National Codes:
Default Codes:	9999 - Not known
Default Codes:	9999 - Weight not known

Notes:
BIRTH WEIGHT is the Birth Weight, where the UNIT OF MEASUREMENT is 'Grams (g)'.

The range is 0001 to 9998.

 

Format/Length:	max an2
National Codes:	See PERSON BLOOD GROUP
Default Codes:	77 - Not applicable (Baby not tested)
Default Codes:	99 - Not known - blood group test result not yet known
Default Codes:	77 - Not applicable (not tested)
	99 - Not known (blood group test result not yet known)

Notes:
BLOOD GROUP (BABY) is the same as attribute PERSON BLOOD GROUP for a baby. 

Format/Length:	max an2
National Codes:	See PERSON BLOOD GROUP
Default Codes:	77 - Not Applicable (mother not tested)
Default Codes:	77 - Not Applicable (not tested)
	99 - Blood group not known

Notes:
BLOOD GROUP (MOTHER) is the same as attribute PERSON BLOOD GROUP for a mother. 

Format/Length:	See PERSON FULL NAME
Format/Length:	max an70
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
CARE PROFESSIONAL NAME (RECEIVING) is the PERSON FULL NAME for the CARE PROFESSIONAL to whom the SERVICE REQUEST is sent. 

Attribute:

PERSON NAME TEXT

PERSON NAME WORD TEXT

Format/Length:	See PERSON FULL NAME
Format/Length:	max an70
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
CARE PROFESSIONAL NAME (REFERRING) is the PERSON FULL NAME for the CARE PROFESSIONAL from whom the SERVICE REQUEST is sent. 

Attribute:

PERSON NAME TEXT

PERSON NAME WORD TEXT

Format/Length:	an35
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
CDS RECORD IDENTIFIER may also be referred to as the CDS-RID.

When exchanging Commissioning Data Set data, this is an optional data element and when used is a unique number generated by the sender and inserted into the Commissioning Data Set data to enable senders and recipients to be able to cross-match and uniquely identify each and every Commissioning Data Set record.When exchanging Commissioning Data Set data, CDS RECORD IDENTIFIER is an optional data element and when used is a unique number generated by the sender and inserted into the Commissioning Data Set data to enable senders and recipients to be able to cross-match and uniquely identify each and every Commissioning Data Set record.

The CDS RECORD IDENTIFIER consists of the following components:

REF	RID COMPONENT	FORMAT	CODES / VALUES
1	CDS SENDER IDENTITY	an5	As generated in the CDS V6-2 Type 005B - CDS Transaction Header Group - Bulk Update Protocol or the CDS V6-2 Type 005N - CDS Transaction Header Group - Net Change Protocol Or As generated in the CDS V6-2-1 Type 005B - CDS Transaction Header Group - Bulk Update Protocol or the CDS V6-2-1 Type 005N - CDS Transaction Header Group - Net Change Protocol Or As generated in the CDS V6-2-2 Type 005B - CDS Transaction Header Group - Bulk Update Protocol or the CDS V6-2-2 Type 005N - CDS Transaction Header Group - Net Change Protocol
2	Not Used	an2	Set = Blank
3	CDS INTERCHANGE CONTROL REFERENCE	an14 (n7) *	As generated in the CDS V6-2 Type 001 - CDS Interchange Header
4	CDS MESSAGE REFERENCE	an14 (n7) *	As generated in the CDS V6-2 Type 003 - CDS Message Header

* This data item is configured as an14 format element, but a maximum value of 9999999 is permitted in the format of n7.

Usage:

The CDS-RID is an optional reference assigned to each record by the Commissioning Data Set sender to aid the identification and cross-referencing of data between the sender and the receiver(s) of the Commissioning Data Set data.

CDS XML Schema Interchanges:

The CDS-RID data element is carried in the CDS Message Header (CDS V6-2 Type 003 - CDS Message Header). 

Attribute:

RECORD IDENTIFIER

Format/Length:	an35
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
See the supporting information in the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol.CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER provides a unique identity for the life-time of an episode carried in a Commissioning Data Set message.

A Commissioning Data Set data element providing a unique identity for the life-time of an episode carried in a Commissioning Data Set message.See the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol for detailed information.

Once assigned, a Commissioning Data Set record must retain its CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER otherwise duplicate Commissioning Data Set records may be generated and stored in the Secondary Uses Service database.

The CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER has three components. The recommended constructs are given below.

For All CDS Types EXCEPT the EAL CDS Types:

REF	UID	FORMAT	CODES / VALUES	COMMENT
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 Organisation Code B = Post 1996 NHS Organisation Code	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS Organisation Code of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 ORGANISATION CODE B = Post 1996 NHS ORGANISATION CODE	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS ORGANISATION CODE of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
3a	Application Specific CDS Identity	an29	A code of up to 29 alpha-numeric characters generated by the Sender's application to uniquely identify the CDS within its CDS Type or family of CDS Types	Mandatory for all CDS Types Except for EAL CDS Types

For EAL End Of Period (EOP) CDS Types only:

REF	UID	FORMAT	CODES / VALUES	COMMENT
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 Organisation Code B = Post 1996 NHS Organisation Code	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS Organisation Code of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 ORGANISATION CODE B = Post 1996 NHS ORGANISATION CODE	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS ORGANISATION CODE of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
3b	Application Specific CDS Identity	an9	A code of up to 9 alpha-numeric characters generated by the Sender's application to uniquely identify the EAL End Of period census CDS Types with the same Admission List Entry. Additional data positions must be left blank.	Mandatory for all EAL EOP CDS Types
3c	Filler	an20	Additional data positions must be left blank.

For EAL Event During Period (EDP) CDS Types only:

REF	UID	FORMAT	CODES / VALUES	COMMENT
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 Organisation Code B = Post 1996 NHS Organisation Code	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS Organisation Code of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
1	NHS Organisation Code Type	an1	A = Pre 1996 ORGANISATION CODE B = Post 1996 NHS ORGANISATION CODE	Mandatory For all CDS Types
2	Provider Code	an5	The NHS ORGANISATION CODE of the Provider at the time of, or at the start of, the period covered by the activity reported by the CDS Message.	Mandatory for all CDS Types
3d	Application Specific CDS Identity	an9	A code of up to 5 alpha-numeric characters padded with 4 trailing spaces to 9 characters. Generated by the Sender's application to uniquely identify the EAL Event During Period Census CDS Types with the same Admission List Entry.	Mandatory for all EAL EDP CDS Types
3e	Filler	an3	A code of 3 alpha-numeric characters generated by the Sender's application to identify the event within the EAL Entry. Even if the events are of different types, they must have different identifiers.	Mandatory for all EAL EDP CDS Types
3f	Filler	an17	Additional data positions must be left blank.

Usage:
See the supporting information in the Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol for detailed information.CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is a mandatory data item when the Net Change Update Mechanism is used and strongly recommended for use with the Bulk Replacement Update Mechanism.

This is a mandatory data item when the Net Change Update Mechanism is used and strongly recommended for use with the Bulk Replacement Update Mechanism.

However it is strongly advised that users of the Bulk Replacement Mechanism maintain a correctly generated CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER within the Commissioning data. This will establish a migration path towards the use of the Net Change Mechanism and will also then minimise the risk of creating duplicate Commissioning Data Set data in the Secondary Uses Service database.

• Note that senders of Commissioning Data Set data remain directly responsible for the integrity of the CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
• It is a mandatory requirement for all submissions using the Net Change Update Mechanism that these two components are constructed correctly to ensure uniqueness of CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS across the NHS. 
• The structure of 3b and 3c allows the EAL End of Period Census and the EAL Event During Period Census for the same EAL Entry to be linked.

There are circumstances in patient care application systems where the control of the UID key integrity may be suspect. These issues include:

a) Episode deletion (not resulting in a Commissioning Data Set deletion of previously submitted data sent to the original Commissioner);
b) Episode re-sequencing (not resulting in a corresponding Commissioning Data Set records being sent);
c) Service agreement alterations not resulting in correct adjustments - Old Service Agreement deletion / New Service Agreement addition
d) Re-admissions causing duplicate keys on the Secondary Uses Service database.

Each use of an NHS ORGANISATION CODE within a Commissioning Data Set message must be associated with the release version of the NHS Organisation Code scheme. At present this may be derived locally by NHS IT systems.

The following values have been informally used in many Commissioning Data Set implementations and are recommended to be used:

A or O*	Signifying "OLD" (pre-April 1996) to denote an Organisation Code issued before, and in use up to the 1996 major re-issue
B or N*	Signifying "NEW" (post-April 1996) to denote an Organisation Code issued from April 1996
A or O*	Signifying "OLD" (pre-April 1996) to denote an ORGANISATION CODE issued before, and in use up to the 1996 major re-issue
B or N*	Signifying "NEW" (post-April 1996) to denote an ORGANISATION CODE issued from April 1996

* The values of A and B must be used in the formatting of the CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER.

 

Attribute:

RECORD IDENTIFIER

Format/Length:	a3
National Codes:
Default Codes:	XXX - Unknown ZZZ - Not stated (PERSON asked but declined to respond)
Default Codes:	XXX - Unknown ZZZ - Not stated (PERSON asked but declined to provide a response)

Notes:
COUNTRY CODE (FATHER BIRTH) is the same as attribute COUNTRY CODE.

COUNTRY CODE (FATHER BIRTH) is the country code of the father of a REGISTRABLE BIRTH.

Refer to the ISO 3166-1 standard for actual list of alphabetic codes and countries. The alphabetic code to be used is the 3-char alphabetic code available on the International Organisation for Standardisation website https://www.iso.org/home.html. The 2-char alphabetic code must not be used.

 

Attribute:

PERSON PROPERTY IDENTIFIER

Format/Length:	max an35
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
The NON CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is used in conjunction with the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF PROVIDER) to uniquely identify a record within a Patient Level Contract Monitoring Data Set submission, where there is no CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER present in the record.NON CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is used in conjunction with the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF PROVIDER) to uniquely identify a record within a Patient Level Contract Monitoring Data Set submission, where there is no CDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER present in the record. 

Attribute:

RECORD IDENTIFIER

Format/Length:	an1
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT
Default Codes:	9 - PATIENT not asked

Notes:
PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT) is an indication of whether the PATIENT has consented for a CARE PROFESSIONAL to be contacted about their care.PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT) is the same as attribute PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT.

For the HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set, PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT) is an indication of whether the PATIENT has consented for their GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER to be contacted about the care of their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.

Permitted National Codes:

Y	Yes - the PATIENT has consented for their GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER to be contacted about their care
N	No - the PATIENT has not consented for their GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER to be contacted about their care

 

Attribute:

PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACT

Format/Length:	an1
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA
Default Codes:

Notes:
PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA) indicates whether the PATIENT has consented to have their details recorded for the purpose of the National Joint Registry Data Set.

For the National Joint Registry Data Set:

• The consent is for the 'Patient Identifiers' information
• Where consent is not given, the operation details are still recorded.

Permitted National Codes:

0	No - the PATIENT has not consented to have their details recorded
1	Yes - the PATIENT has consented to have their details recorded
2	Not Recorded

PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR (NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA) is the same as attribute PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA. 

Attribute:

PATIENT CONSENT OBTAINED INDICATOR FOR NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY RECORDING DATA

Format/Length:	max an70
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PATIENT NAME is the PERSON NAME where the PERSON NAME CLASSIFICATION is 'Preferred Name' of the PATIENT.PATIENT NAME is the preferred name of the PATIENT.

For the Commissioning Data Sets it is necessary to identify whether the PERSON NAME is a PERSON NAME STRUCTURED or PERSON NAME UNSTRUCTURED using the following codes.

1	Structured - two element name, forename followed by surname, each element an35
2	Unstructured - an70
9	Not known: a validation error

The PATIENT's name and ADDRESS should be withheld from any Commissioning Data Set that contains a valid NHS NUMBER.  For further information, see the Security Issues and Patient Confidentiality.

 

Attribute:

PERSON NAME TEXT

PERSON NAME WORD TEXT

Attribute:

ADDRESS

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the date from which the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION (MOTHER)) is recorded to be valid.PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the same as attribute PATIENT ORGANISATION START DATE.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the date from which the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION (MOTHER)) is recorded to be valid.

 

Attribute:

PATIENT ORGANISATION START DATE

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is the same as attribute ADDRESS ASSOCIATION START DATE. 

For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is the date from which the ADDRESS of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

 

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PERSON NAME) is the same as attribute PERSON NAME START DATE. 

For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PERSON NAME) is the date from which the PERSON NAME of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (PERSON NAME) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

 

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the date from which the telecommunication information nominated by the mother of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the same as attribute COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE START DATE.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE FROM DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the date from which the telecommunication information nominated by the mother of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.

 

Attribute:

COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE START DATE

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the date until which the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION (MOTHER)) is recorded to be valid.PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the same as attribute PATIENT ORGANISATION END DATE.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (GMP PRACTICE) is the date until which the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION (MOTHER)) is recorded to be valid.

 

Attribute:

PATIENT ORGANISATION END DATE

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is the same as attribute ADDRESS ASSOCIATION END DATE. 

For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is the date until which the ADDRESS of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (PATIENT ADDRESS) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

 

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the date until which the telecommunication information nominated by the mother of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the same as attribute COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE END DATE.

PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS BUSINESS EFFECTIVE TO DATE (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) is the date until which the telecommunication information nominated by the mother of the PATIENT is recorded to be valid.

 

Attribute:

COMMUNICATION CONTACT METHOD EFFECTIVE END DATE

Format/Length:	max an3
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PDS COUNTRY CODE
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is the COUNTRY where the PATIENT was born.PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is the same as attribute PDS COUNTRY CODE.

Where the PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is the Isle of Man, PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is recorded using the ISO 3166-1 standard COUNTRY CODE (see the Using the International Organisation for Standardisation website https://www.iso.org/home.html) for the Isle of Man.PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is the COUNTRY where the PATIENT was born.

Where the PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is England or Wales, PDS COUNTRY OF BIRTH is recorded using the National Codes listed below.

Permitted National Codes:

1	England
3	Wales

  

Attribute:

PDS COUNTRY CODE

Attribute:

PERSON OBSERVATION TEXT STRING

Format/Length:	n1
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE is the status of a death notification.

Permitted National Codes:

1	Informal - death notice received via an update from a local NHS Organisation such as GP or Trust
2	Formal - death notice received from Registrar of Deaths

PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE is the same as attribute PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE. 

Attribute:

PDS DEATH NOTIFICATION STATUS CODE

Format/Length:	max an5
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS is recorded to indicate whether a duplicate PATIENT record should be ignored when creating a new birth record on the Personal Demographics Service.

Permitted National Codes:

true	True
false	False

PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS is the same as attribute PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS. 

Attribute:

PDS IGNORE POSSIBLE DUPLICATES STATUS

Format/Length:	n1
National Codes:
Default Codes:	9 - not known

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT is the number of births in confinement, where the values 1-8 should reflect the number of babies born.PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT is the same as attribute PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT, where the values 1-8 should reflect the number of babies born. 

Attribute:

PDS NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN CONFINEMENT

Format/Length:	max an2
National Codes:
National Codes:	See PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE is the type of PATIENT care provision for the mother of the PATIENT.PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE is the same as attribute PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE. 

Permitted National Codes:

1	Primary care

 

Attribute:

PDS PATIENT CARE PROVISION TYPE

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (BABY) is the same as attribute PERSON BIRTH DATE. 

For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (BABY) is the PERSON BIRTH DATE of the PATIENT.

PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (BABY) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

 

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (MOTHER) is the same as attribute PERSON BIRTH DATE. 

For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (BABY) is the PERSON BIRTH DATE of the mother of the PATIENT.For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (MOTHER) is the PERSON BIRTH DATE of the mother of the PATIENT.

PDS PERSON BIRTH DATE (MOTHER) is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

 

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n8 CCYYMMDD
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON DEATH DATE is the date on which the PATIENT died.

PDS PERSON DEATH DATE is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' is presented as 'n8 CCYYMMDD' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

PDS PERSON DEATH DATE is the same as attribute PERSON DEATH DATE for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets. 

Attribute:

PERSON DEATH DATE

Format/Length:
Format/Length:	n4 hhmm
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON DEATH TIME is the time at which the PATIENT died.

PDS PERSON DEATH TIME is presented as 'n4 hhmm' to comply with the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets reporting requirements.

PDS PERSON DEATH TIME is the same as attribute PERSON DEATH TIME for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets. 

Attribute:

PERSON DEATH TIME

Format/Length:	max an35
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
For the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (AT BIRTH) is the family name of the baby, and must be reported using the PERSON FAMILY NAME (MOTHER OF BABY).PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (AT BIRTH) is the same as attribute PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE is classification 'Person Family Name' for the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets. PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (AT BIRTH) is the PERSON FAMILY NAME of the baby, and must be reported using the PERSON FAMILY NAME (MOTHER OF BABY).

 

Attribute:

PERSON NAME WORD TEXT

Format/Length:	max an35
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (NOTIFYING PERSON) is the family name of the PERSON responsible for sending the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (NOTIFYING PERSON) is the same as attribute PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE is classification 'Person Family Name'. 

PDS PERSON FAMILY NAME (NOTIFYING PERSON) is the PERSON FAMILY NAME of the PERSON responsible for sending the Personal Demographics Service Birth Notification Data Sets.