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HES field name Government office region of residence
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
B = North West
C = Merseyside (until 1998-99)
D = Yorkshire and Humber
E = East Midlands
F = West Midlands
G = East of England
H = London
J = South East
K = South West
S = Scotland
U = No fixed above
W = Wales
X = Foreign (including Isle of Man and Channel Islands)
Y = Unknown
Z = Northern Ireland

Data cleaning
Not applicable (derived by rule 1200)

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