Referrer Code

Change History
DSCN 2012 / 11	Elective Admission List Data Set (EAL Ds)
DSCN 2010 / 06	Outpatient Activity Minimum Data Set (OP MDS) Data Validity Standards
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set
DSCN (2008) 05 (W)	Outpatient Referrals Data Set
DSCN (2006) 04 (W)	Revised definitions for Phase 2 of the Outpatient Data Quality Project
DSCN (2006) 01 (W)	To introduce Independent Nurse Activity in the Outpatient ds + QS1
DSCN 18/04 (W)	To correct the All Wales Data Dictionary entry for the data item 'Referrer Code'.
DSCN 38/01 (W) Amnd	Subject: The addition of new codes in Method of Admission, Referrer Code and Referring Organisation for emergency patients admitted via the NHS direct service
DSCN 38/01 (W)	Subject: The addition of new codes in Method of Admission, Referrer Code and Referring Organisation for emergency patients admitted via the NHS direct service

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
APC ds99	1^st April 1999
OP ds	1^st April 1999
EAL ds	1^st April 1999	21^st November 2012
OPR ds	1^st July 2008
EDDS	1^st April 2009

This is the nationally recognized code of the person making the referral. This may be a General Medical Practitioner (GMP), General Dental Practitioner (GDP), Consultant or Independent Nurse.

If the referral is not from a GMP, GDP, Consultant or Independent Nurse use one of the default codes below:

Format: 8 character alpha-numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
X9999998	Not applicable or no code available (referrer not a GMP, GDP or Consultant)	1^st May 1998	20^th January 2002
M9999998	Midwife	21^st January 2002
N9999997	Nurse Referral	1^st September 2001	30^th October 2004
N9999997	NHS Direct	1^st September 2001
N9999998	Nurse Referral	1^st September 2001	31^st March 2006
S9999998	Self Referral	21^st January 2002
A9999998	MOD doctor	1^st May 1998
P9999981	Prison doctor	Pre 28^th December 1995
R9999981	Referrer other than above	Pre 28^th December 1995

See Consultant Code

See GP Code

See Independent Nurse