Organisation Code (Urgent and Emergency Care Attendance Source)  

Data Set / Collection

Valid From

Valid To

WECDS

1st August 2024

 

The unique identifier of the organisation or site from which a patient arrived at an Urgent and Emergency Care service.

National Code

National Code Definition

Valid From

Valid To

R9998

Not a hospital site

 

 

89999

Not applicable: Non-NHS Providers where no site code has been requested and issued

 

 

89997

Not applicable: Non-UK Provider

 

 

N.B. Where a patient is transferred from an overseas provider the default code 89997 is applicable.

 

Format: minimum 5 character alphanumeric maximum 9 character alphanumeric