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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Commissioner code status | ||||
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| Field | purval | ||||
| Class | Organisation | ||||
| Length and format | 1n | ||||
| Availability | From 1995-96 | ||||
| Description | |||||
| A derived field that indicates whether the purchaser code (purcode) is one that is recognised throughout the NHS. If not, the code may have been agreed locally between the hospital provider and the health care purchaser. | |||||
| Value | |||||
0 = Purchaser code is not recognised throughout the NHS 1 = Purchaser code is recognised throughout the NHS |
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