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Part of Submitting CDS Data to SUS

Appendix A Fields that contain Patient Confidential Data (PCD)

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Current chapter – Appendix A Fields that contain Patient Confidential Data (PCD)


Fields that contain Patient Confidential Data (PCD)

  • NHS Number
  • Local Patient ID
  • ALL VGP (very general purpose) fields
  • Name
  • Patient usual address
  • Postcode of usual address
  • Date of Birth
  • Hospital Spell Number
  • Local CCMDS ID
  • Mothers details (on birth CDS): o Local Patient ID (Mother) o NHS Number (Mother)
    • Birth date (Mother)
    • Patient usual address (Mother)
    • Postcode of usual address (Mother)
  • Babies details (for all babies on delivery CDS):
    • Local Patient ID (Baby)
    • NHS Number (Baby) Birth Date (Baby)
  • Patient Pathway Identifier
  • UBRN Converted

Last edited: 10 August 2022 4:37 pm