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Change History |
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Redundant Data Items | |
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Retirement of ‘Medical & Dental Staff Census’ (SBH50-59A) and ‘Non-Medical Staffing’ data collections | |
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To update the NHS Wales Dictionary with the format change to the GMC, GDC and Practice Codes. |
This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:
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Data Set / Collection |
Valid From |
Valid To |
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General |
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SBH50-59a |
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2nd January 2013 |
General Medical Council – GMC
This is the registration number as shown on the certificate of registration, for both Doctors and Dental Surgeons. This is to be used as the numeric part of the consultant code in central return datasets.
Format: 7 character numeric
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Value |
Meaning |
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NNNNNNN |
GMC Code for fully registered Dental Surgeons and fully, provisionally or limited registered Doctors. |
These codes can be checked by visiting the GMC website: www.gmc-uk.org
See Consultant Code
Historical Structure (For information only):
1. For GMC Registration Numbers generated prior to 2000:-
Previously the full 7 digit code for a fully or provisionally registered medical practitioner included a check digit as the final character.
The check digit was calculated as follows:
First character
+ 3 times second character
+ 7 times third character
+ 1 times fourth character
+ 3 times fifth character
+ 7 times sixth character
The check digit is then the unit digit (last digit) of the result of this calculation.
e.g. GMC code 3214213. Check digit is computed by
3 + (3 x 2) + (7 x 1) + 4 + (3 x 2) + (7 x 1) = 33
The check digit is 3, so this is a valid code.
2. For GMC Registration Numbers generated following the LR (limited registration) and FPR (full / provisional registration) code format changes (late 2000), there is no calculation of a check digit.
3. The First Two characters of the GMC registration number for Limited Registered Doctors do not now represent the year registration was granted.