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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Patient's primary care trust of residence | ||||
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| Field | respct | ||||
| Class | Geographical | ||||
| Length and format | 3an | ||||
| Availability | From 1996-97 | ||||
| Description | |||||
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This derived field contains the code for the primary care trust (PCT) in which the patient lived immediately before admission. It is derived from the patient's postcode in the field homeadd. |
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| Value | |||||
naa or nan = Primary care trust of residence 59999 = Unknown 59898 = Not applicable |
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