Local Patient Identifier

Change History
DSCN 2025 / 01	Audiology Wait Times Data Set
DSCN 2024 / 12	Welsh Emergency Care Data Set
DSCN 2022 / 06	Main Specialty (Consultant) (AMD)
DSCN 2021 / 01	Single Cancer Pathway – Adjustments Data Set – Retirement
DSCN 2020 / 31	National Cancer Data Standards for Wales – Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)
DSCN 2020 / 28	Suspected Cancer Pathway – Core (AMD)
DSCN 2020 / 22	Single Cancer Pathway - Adjustments
DSCN 2020 / 21	Single Cancer Pathway - Core
DSCN 2019 / 09	National Cancer Data Standards for Wales – Core
DSCN 2015 / 03	Radiotherapy Data Set
DDCN 2014 / 05	Cancelled Admitted Procedures (Postponed Admitted Procedures) Data Set

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
OPR ds	1^st July 2008
EDDS	1^st April 2009
PAP ds	1^st April 2013
RTDS	1^st April 2014
SCPC ds	1^st January 2021
SCPA ds	1st January 2021	3rd February 2021
National Cancer Ds – Core
National Cancer Ds - SACT
WECDS	1^st August 2024
AUD WT ds	1^st April 2025

This is the case record number. It is a unique identifier for a patient within a health care provider.

Format: 10 character alpha-numeric

See CASE RECORD NUMBER

Where care for NHS patients is sub-commissioned in the independent sector or overseas, the NHS commissioner local patient identifier should be used. If no NHS local patient identifier has been assigned the independent sector or overseas provider identifier should be used.