Site Code (of Treatment)

Change History
DSCN 2020 / 27	Outpatient Activity (Virtual Clinics) – Phase Two
DSCN 2020 / 02	Maternity Indicators Data Set (AMD)
DSCN 2016 / 02	Maternity Indicators Data Set
DDCN 2014 / 05	Cancelled Admitted Procedures (Postponed Admitted Procedures) Data Set
DSCN 2013 / 03	Cancelled Admitted Procedures Data Set
DSCN 2009 / 09	NHS Reforms: NHS Wales Data Definition Update
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 04/06 (W)	Revised definitions for Phase 2 of the Outpatient Data Quality Project
DSCN 19/01 (W)	Subject: Capturing data for NHS patients treated in private hospitals

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
CC ds	1^st April 2007
EDDS	1^st April 2009
PAP ds	1^st April 2013
MI ds	1^st April 2016

The organisation code for the site where the patient will be or is treated.

For MI ds (Birth): The organisation code for the site where the woman gave birth. This may be the same as or different to where she may have been treated during labour.

Format: 5 character alpha-numeric

See ORGANISATION CODE

Where the response for data item (Consultation method) is

• Virtual Clinical Appointment (Patient Contact) - Video, record the most relevant value for where the healthcare professional is when conducting the appointment.

• Virtual Clinical Appointment (Patient Contact) - Phone, record the most relevant value for where the healthcare professional is when conducting the appointment.

• Virtual Clinical Review (Non-Patient Contact), record the most relevant value for where the healthcare professional is when conducting the review

For outpatients and MI ds:

Face to Face activity may take place outside the hospital, such as in the patient’s home; in such cases, raising a site code is impractical. The following default codes should be used when required:

For MI ds:-

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
R9998	Not a hospital site	1st April 2016

For Outpatients:-

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
R9998	Not a hospital site	1st April 2016
89999	Not applicable: Non-NHS providers where no site code has been requested and issued	1^st April 2002
89997	Not applicable: Non-UK provider	21^st January 2002

Where treatment for an NHS patient is sub-commissioned to an overseas provider the default code 89997 is applicable.