| HES field name | Government office region of residence | ||||
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| Field | resgor | ||||
| Class | Geographical | ||||
| Length and format | 2an | ||||
| Availability | 1996-97 onwards | ||||
| Description | |||||
| This derived field contains a code that defines the Government Office Region of residence of the patient. It is derived from the patient's postcode in the field homeadd. | |||||
| Value | |||||
A = North East |
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