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HES field name Pseudonymised referrer code
Field preferrer
Class Practitioner
Length and format 16an
Availability
Description

A pseudonymised version of the code of the person referring the patient.

The Person referring patient (Referrer) field contains the actual codes. However, it is a sensitive field that requires the approval of the Security and Advisory Confidentiality Group before you can be given access to it.

Value

16an = pseudonymised referrer code

& = Unknown

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