Information Specification

Data Definition Type

Name

Format

Definition

Value Set / Example

Optional (O) or mandatory (M)

Patient Details

NHS Number

10-character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for NHS Number

e.g. 0123456789

O

Patient Details

Local Patient Identifier

10-character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Local Patient Identifier

e.g. 9876543210

M

Patient Details

Patient Name (Forename)

35-character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Patient's Name

e.g. John

M

Patient Details

Patient Name (Surname)

35-character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Patient's Name

e.g. Smith

M

Patient Details

Date of Birth

CCYY-MM-DD

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Birth Date

e.g. 1950-01-31

M

Patient Details

Gender Identity

1-character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Core Reference Data

e.g. F

See existing standard for details

M

Patient Details

Post Code

8-Character alphanumeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Core Reference Data

e.g. CF11 9AD

M

Document Details

Unique Document ID

36-character alphanumeric

This is the unique identifier within the WCRS store

e.g. 8182AA66-4067-4DDD-9FB4-A4ED78036243

M

Document Details

Source System

3-digit numeric

This identifies the source system which generated and provided the document to the Welsh Care Record Service.

See Appendix D

M

Document Details

Originating Organisation

5-character alphanumeric

This is the organisation from which the document originated. See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Organisation Code (Code of Provider)

e.g. 7A100

See existing standard for details

M

Document Details

Document Type

18-character alphanumeric

Document Type and Subtype are indexing metadata fields which enable the searching and retrieval of documents by clinicians.

See Appendix C

M

Document Details

Document Sub-Type

18-character alphanumeric

Document Type and Subtype are indexing metadata fields which enable the searching and retrieval of documents by clinicians.

See Appendix C

M

Document Details

Document Date & Time

CCYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

This is the date and time the document was generated by the application. This should be the same as the date the patient completes the form.

e.g. 2020-01-31 00:00:00

M

Document Details

Document Transcriber

100-character alphanumeric

Where applicable, this is the person who transcribed the document. The user should be identified by their user credentials including name (SURNAME, First name, Middle initial, TITLE) and prof ID, if not available NADEX should be used).

e.g.

 

OTHER, Alan, N, DR (GMC:1234567)

 

OTHER, Alan, N, MR (NADEX:AL123456)

O

Document Details

Document Author

100-character alphanumeric

This is the person who authored the content of the document. The document author must always be present within the document metadata, for single authors they should be identified by their professional registration. The user should be identified by their user credentials including name (SURNAME, First name, Middle initial, TITLE) and prof ID, if not available NADEX should be used).

e.g.

 

OTHER, Alan, N, DR (GMC:1234567)

 

OTHER, Alan, N, MR (NADEX:AL123456)

M

Document Details

Document Author Type

3-character alphanumeric

This is the type of care professional who has been identified as the Document Author.

TBC

M

Event Details

Event Site Code

5-character alphanumeric

This is the hospital from which the document originated. See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Site Code (of Treatment)

e.g. 7A1A1

M

Event Details

Event Date & Time

CCYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

Where applicable, date stamp recorded on the date the PROMs form was completed by the patient.

e.g. 2020-01-31 00:00:00

O

Event Details

Treatment Specialty 

3-digit numeric

See existing NHS Wales Data Dictionary standard for Treatment Function Code

e.g. 100

M

Event Details

Care Setting

1-digit numeric

This is to identify the care setting relating to the event to which the document relates. It enables differentiation of the same document type across settings i.e. a Nursing Assessment.

Care Setting   Code

Hospital         1

Community    2

Primary Care  3

Social Care    4

M

Event Details

Senior Responsible Clinician

GNNNNNNN

This is the clinician who has the overall responsibility of the patient event to which the document relates to. The responsible clinician must have a professional registration with a professional registration body.

C2345678

M