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National Codes:
Default Codes:	Q99 - High Level Health Geography/Primary Care ORGANISATION of Residence Not Known Note: This code must not be used in the Commissioning Data Set header. It is not a default commissioner code.
	X98 - Primary Care ORGANISATION Not Applicable (Overseas Visitors) Note: this code must not be used in the Commissioning Data Set (CDS) header. It is not a default Commissioner code.

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

ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) is the ORGANISATION CODE derived from the PATIENT's POSTCODE OF USUAL ADDRESS.

This is where the PATIENT resides within the boundary of a:

• Sub Integrated Care Board Location
• 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
• Primary Healthcare Directorate (Isle of Man)
• Local Authority.

ORGANISATION CODES can be downloaded from Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD). For further information, see Organisation Data Service.

For PATIENTS who are Overseas Visitors: Organisation Data Service Default Code X98 'Primary Care Organisation Not Applicable (Overseas Visitors)' should be reported.
Note: A review of Organisation Data Service Default Codes is planned to be carried out and this default code will be updated as part of that.

ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) will be replaced with ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY), which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	ORGANISATION CODES (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)