Format/Length:	max an8
NWDS ID:	SPOC
NWDS Field Name:	Post Code
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
POSTCODE is the same as attribute POSTCODE.

If a POSTCODE is not known, (for example, the PATIENT has no fixed abode, the PATIENT is an Overseas Visitor etc.) the appropriate Organisation Data Service pseudo POSTCODE should be used.

The pseudo POSTCODES can be found on the Organisation Data Service pages of the NHS England website at: Office for National Statistics data. The look_ups file contains the Pseudo Country Postcode files.

For further information on POSTCODES, see:

• NHS Postcode Directory
• Contact Details
• Office for National Statistics website: Postal geographies
• NHS England website at: ODS postcode files.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	POSTCODES