Organisation Code

Unique identifier for each organisation or site within an organisation.

(Local Health Board / Trust) Code

Code as listed by the Organisation Data Service (ODS). English and Welsh Local Health Board / Trust codes can be viewed on the Health Reference Data Web Pages on HOWIS.

Format: 3 character alpha-numeric

Local Health Board / Trust Codes are available via the Welsh Reference Data Service (WRDS): WRDS (wales.nhs.uk) (NHS Wales Users Only)

(Local Health Board / Trust) Site Code

This provides a unique identifier of each site for an organisation. Codes as listed by the Organisation Data Service (ODS). English and Welsh Local Health Board / Trust Site codes can be viewed on the Health Reference Data Web Pages on HOWIS.

Format: 5 character alpha-numeric. Where it is necessary to report only a 3 character Local Health Board / Trust Code include two zeros in the 4^th and 5^th character positions.

Local Health Board / Trust Site Codes are available via the Welsh Reference Data Service (WRDS): WRDS (wales.nhs.uk) (NHS Wales Users Only)

GP Practice Code

A code which uniquely identifies the GP Practice of the GP.

Code as listed for practices in the UK. These are updated monthly with information supplied by the Organisation Data Service (ODS) and can be viewed on the Health Reference Data Web Pages on HOWIS.

Format: 6 character alpha-numeric

Default Codes:

The use of default codes

V81997 – should only be used where a patient presents who is not currently registered at a GP Practice.

V81998 – should be used where a patient would not have a registered practice, for instance an overseas patient.

V81999 – should only be used where it is not possible to determine a patients registered practice code, for instance the patient cannot communicate and is unidentifiable.

GP Practice Code Reference Data is available here: WRDS (wales.nhs.uk) (NHS Wales Users Only)

Dental Practice Code

The code described by the Organisation Data Service (ODS) as a Dental Practice Code identifies an individual dental practice location. This code should be used as the 'Referring Organisation Code' for referrals made to the Trust.

Format: 6 character alpha-numeric

The first character is set as a V

Characters 2 to 6 are the last 5 digits of the Location ID taken from a Provider Dentist Contract number

Dental Practice Code Reference Data is available here: WRDS (wales.nhs.uk) (NHS Wales Users Only)