For further information, see the attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

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

Note: Government Office Region (GOR) is identified by a one character code; no other one character code exists.

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
Digital Health and Care Wales 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.

M Frame:

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

• 12A = Organisation and Organisation Type Identifier

Also:

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).

Note: the Format/Length has been updated. The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is the ORGANISATION CODE of the GP Practice that the PATIENT is registered with.

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

Use of Organisation Data Service Default Codes

• V81997 should be used when a PATIENT presents, who is not currently registered at a GP Practice, but is eligible to be registered should they wish to.
• 
  
• V81998 should be used where a PATIENT should not have a registered GP Practice.
• 
  
• V81999 should be used where it is not possible to determine a PATIENT's registered GP Practice code, but it is known that they should have one, or where it is impossible to determine whether they should or shouldn't have a registered practice (for instance the PATIENT cannot communicate and is unidentified).

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) will be replaced with GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION), when it has been approved for use in national information standards.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICES (PATIENT REGISTRATION)

Attribute:

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION MOTHER) is the ORGANISATION CODE of the GP Practice that the mother of the PATIENT is registered with. 

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION MOTHER) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION (MOTHER)) will be replaced with GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE (PATIENT REGISTRATION MOTHER), when it has been approved for use in national information standards.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICES (PATIENT REGISTRATION MOTHER)

Attribute:

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is the ORGANISATION CODE of the GP Practice that the PATIENT is registered with.

Use of Organisation Data Service Default Codes

• V81997 should be used when a PATIENT presents, who is not currently registered at a GP Practice, but is eligible to be registered should they wish to.
• 
  
• V81998 should be used where a PATIENT should not have a registered GP Practice.
• 
  
• V81999 should be used where it is not possible to determine a PATIENT's registered GP Practice code, but it is known that they should have one, or where it is impossible to determine whether they should or shouldn't have a registered practice (for instance the PATIENT cannot communicate and is unidentified).

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (ANTENATAL CARE) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (ANTENATAL CARE) is the ORGANISATION CODE for the General Medical Practitioner Practice responsible for the PATIENT's antenatal care.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (PATIENT ANTENATAL CARE) is the ORGANISATION CODE for the General Medical Practitioner Practice responsible for the PATIENT's antenatal care.

The data for GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (PATIENT ANTENATAL CARE) is supplied by the NHS Prescription Services.

GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (ANTENATAL CARE) will be replaced with GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE (PATIENT ANTENATAL CARE), when it has been approved for use in national information standards.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICES (PATIENT ANTENATAL CARE)

Attribute:

ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) is the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER derived from the PATIENT's POSTCODE OF USUAL ADDRESS, where they reside within the boundary of a:

• Clinical Commissioning Group
• Care Trust
• Local Health Board (Wales)
• Scottish Health Board
• Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group: Guidance on the use of Northern Ireland codes can be found in Data Set Change Notice 19/2009
• Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group
• Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man)
• Local Authority.

For the purposes of sending Commissioning Data Set messages to the Secondary Uses Service (regardless of how local systems hold the data), it is essential at present to continue using a 3 character field, using the first 3 characters of the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) and following the same update rules relating to Prime Recipient as are currently in place. This is necessary, primarily to preserve the integrity of the current Commissioning Data Set message and the CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY which is derived from the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY).

ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) will be replaced with ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY),when it has been approved for use in national information standards.

In Commissioning Data Set version 6-2, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER (MAIN OPERATING CARE PROFESSIONAL) must be accompanied by the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ISSUER CODE, which indicates the body which issued the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION of the main/lead CARE PROFESSIONAL, where it is one of the following:

• General Dental Council
• General Medical Council
• Health and Care Professions Council
• Nursing and Midwifery Council.

In Commissioning Data Set version 6-2, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER (RESPONSIBLE ANAESTHETIST) must be accompanied by the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ISSUER CODE, which indicates the body which issued the PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION of the main/lead anaesthetist, where it is one of the following:

• General Dental Council
• General Medical Council
• Health and Care Professions Council
• Nursing and Midwifery Council.

XML Schema constraints applied to the Commissioning Data Sets V6-2.

The "Allowed Values" column indicates the NHS Data Model and Dictionary National Codes and Default Codes present in the XML Schema:

• None = The National Codes and Default Codes are included in the XML Schema
• Removed = The National Codes and Default Codes are not included in the XML Schema.

Note:

• The active CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE and ACTIVITY TREATMENT FUNCTION CODE allowed values differ between CDS-XML schema version 6-2 and CDS-XML schema version 6-2-0, see DDCN 1815 Commissioning Data Set Schema Version 6-2-0.