Notes:
WITHHELD IDENTITY REASON is the same as attribute WITHHELD IDENTITY REASON.

For the Commissioning Data Sets, WITHHELD IDENTITY REASON is used in the Withheld Identity Structure in the PATIENT Identity data group, for PATIENT records where the submitter has withheld the PATIENT identity.

For the Healthcare Operational Data Flows (Acute) Data Sets the WITHHELD IDENTITY REASON is submitted in PATIENT records where the submitter has withheld PATIENT-identifiable data elements within the PATIENT record.

Further information can be found at Faster Data Flows (FDF) - National Reporting - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform at FutureNHS for You.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	WITHHELD IDENTITY REASONS