Organisation Code (Code of Provider)

Change History
DSCN 2025 / 01	Audiology Wait Times Data Set
DSCN 2024 / 12	Welsh Emergency Care Data Set
DSCN 2021 / 02	Inpatient and Day Case Admissions and First Outpatient Appointments Waiting Times (PP01W) Data Set - Retirement
DSCN 2021 / 01	Single Cancer Pathway – Adjustments Data Set – Retirement
DSCN 2020 / 28	Single Cancer Pathway – Core (AMD)
DSCN 2020 / 22	Single Cancer Pathway - Adjustments
DSCN 2020 / 21	Single Cancer Pathway - Core
DSCN 2016 / 02	Maternity Indicators Data Set
DSCN 2015 / 03	Radiotherapy Data Set
DDCN 2014 / 05	Cancelled Admitted Procedures (Postponed Admitted Procedures) Data Set
DSCN 2013 / 03	Cancelled Admitted Procedures Data Set
DSCN 2012 / 11	Elective Admission List Data Set (EAL Ds)
DSCN 2011 / 07	The introduction of the ‘Referral to Treatment Times (Combined)’ return
DDCN 2011 / 02	Angiogram Waiting Time & Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report.
DSCN 2010 / 12	Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report.
DSCN 2010 / 06	Outpatient Activity Minimum Data Set (OP MDS) Data Validity Standards
DSCN 2009 / 09	NHS Reforms: NHS Wales Data Definition Update
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2008) 08 (W)	Referral to Treatment Patient Tracking Report
DSCN (2008) 05 (W)	Outpatient Referral Data Set
DSCN (2006) 03 (W)	Recording and Reporting of the 2^nd Offer Scheme

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
EAL ds	1^st April 1999	21^st November 2012
OP ds	1^st April 1999
CC ds	1^st April 2007
OPR ds	1^st July 2008
DATS
RTT	1^st April 2007	31^st August 2011
RTT-PTR	1^st September 2008	30^th September 2009
PP01W		8^th February 2021
EDDS	1^st April 2009
RTT (Combined)	1^st September 2011
PAP ds	1^st April 2013
RTDS	1^st April 2014
MI ds	1^st April 2016
SCPC ds	1^st January 2021
SCPA ds	1^st January 2021	3^rd February 2021
WECDS	1^st August 2024
AUD WT ds	1^st April 2025

This is the organisation code of the health care provider. The provider code identifies the health care provider who is responsible for managing the treatment of the patient.

Notes:

1. Healthcare providers may also act as commissioners when sub-contracting patient care services to other providers of health care.

2. Although the healthcare provider identified in this data item is responsible for managing the patient’s treatment, it may not necessarily be where the treatment is actually conducted. For example, where the treatment has been sub-contracted to another healthcare provider.

3. For OPR ds, the Organisation Code (Code of Provider) is that of the organisation receiving the referral. If the provider is a Local Health Board/Trust, use the 3 character Local Health Board/Trust code with 2 zeros placed in the 4th and 5th character position.

4. For Referral to Treatment Times (Combined), use the 3 character Local Health Board/Trust code.

Format:

For Patient Level Data Sets (APC, OP, CC, OPR, PAP, RTDS):-

5 character alpha-numeric Local Health Board/Trust Code with 2 zeros placed in the 4^th and 5^th character position.

For Aggregate Data Collections (DATS and RTT (Combined):-

3 character alpha numeric Local Health Board/Trust Code

Value	Meaning
XAABB	The organisation code for the provider

Default codes:

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
89997	Non-UK provider where no organisation code has been issued	1^st April 2004
89999	Non-NHS UK provider where no organisation code has been requested and issued	1^st April 2002

See ORGANISATION CODE