The name of an area of work.
An area of work is an area, function or specialty where work activity takes place.
An area of work is categorised into three hierarchical levels. Each Primary value is included in the list of Secondary values, and each Secondary value is included in the list of Tertiary values.
The Primary area of work is a high level grouping of clinical specialties e.g. Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry; or support functions e.g. Estates, Facilities; or other broad grouping e.g. Primary Care, Clinical Support.
The Secondary area of work includes each recognised clinical specialty, e.g. Neurology, Ophthalmology; other values identify major areas e.g. Outpatients or functions e.g. Catering, Finance, Pharmacy, where work is undertaken.
The Tertiary area of work includes each clinical sub-specialty recognised by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) e.g. Metabolic Medicine; other values identify subsidiary work areas or functions where work is undertaken.
Note that this is essentially Electronic Staff Record (ESR) terminology to facilitate workforce planning, and has no direct connection to Primary Care, Secondary Care, Intermediate Care, etc.
National Codes:
| Primary | Secondary | Tertiary |
| Medicine | Medicine | Medicine |
| Vascular Medicine | ||
| Clinical Embryology | ||
| General Medicine | General Medicine | |
| Acute Medicine | ||
| Acute Internal Medicine | ||
| Paediatrics | Paediatrics | |
| Paediatric Community Child Health | ||
| Paediatric Endocrinology | ||
| Paediatric Gastroenterology | ||
| Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology | ||
| Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology | ||
| Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine | ||
| Paediatric Nephrology | ||
| Paediatric Neurology | ||
| Paediatric Neonatal Medicine | ||
| Paediatric Oncology | ||
| Paediatric Respiratory Medicine | ||
| Paediatric Rheumatology | ||
| Infectious Diseases | Infectious Diseases | |
| Respiratory Medicine | Respiratory Medicine | |
| Respiratory Physiology | ||
| Sleep Physiology | ||
| Dermatology | Dermatology | |
| Neurology | Neurology | |
| Autonomic Science | ||
| Cardiology | Cardiology | |
| Cardiac Physiology | ||
| Rheumatology | Rheumatology | |
| Genitourinary Medicine | Genitourinary Medicine | |
| Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | |
| Pharmaceutical Medicine | Pharmaceutical Medicine | |
| Elderly Care Medicine | Elderly Care Medicine | |
| Medical Oncology | Medical Oncology | |
| Clinical Physiology | Clinical Physiology | |
| Clinical Neurophysiology | Clinical Neurophysiology | |
| Neurophysiology | ||
| Renal Medicine | Renal Medicine | |
| Renal Technology | ||
| Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus | Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Diabetes | ||
| Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | |
| GI Physiology (Retired 01 December 2012) | ||
| Endoscopy | ||
| Hepatology | ||
| Audiovestibular Medicine | Audiovestibular Medicine | |
| Audiological Measurement (Retired 01 December 2012) | ||
| Clinical Genetics | Clinical Genetics | |
| Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics | Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics | |
| Clinical Cytogenetics | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Tropical Medicine | Tropical Medicine | |
| Allergy | Allergy | |
| Intensive Care Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | |
| Rehabilitation | Rehabilitation | |
| Intermediate Care | ||
| Neurorehabilitation | ||
| Stroke | ||
| Palliative Medicine | Palliative Medicine | |
| Medical Ophthalmology | Medical Ophthalmology | |
| Paediatric Cardiology | Paediatric Cardiology | |
| Clinical Haematology | Clinical Haematology | |
| Sport and Exercise Medicine | Sport and Exercise Medicine | |
| Pathology | Pathology | Pathology |
| Phlebotomy | ||
| Blood Transfusion | ||
| Pathology External Quality Assurance | ||
| General Pathology | General Pathology | |
| Chemical Pathology | Chemical Pathology | |
| Toxicology | ||
| Metabolic Medicine | ||
| Haematology | Haematology | |
| Haemostasis and Thrombosis | ||
| Histopathology | Histopathology | |
| Anatomical Pathology | ||
| Cervical Cytology | ||
| Cytopathology | ||
| Forensic Pathology | ||
| Neuropathology | ||
| Paediatric Pathology | ||
| Electron Microscopy | ||
| Diagnostic Neuropathology | ||
| Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology | ||
| Forensic Histopathology | ||
| Medical Microbiology and Virology | Medical Microbiology and Virology | |
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Medical Virology | ||
| Immunology | Immunology | |
| Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics | Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics | |
| Blood Sciences | Blood Sciences | |
| Clinical Biochemistry | ||
| Point of Care Testing | ||
| Infection Sciences | Infection Sciences | |
| Cellular Sciences | Cellular Sciences | |
| Reproductive Science | ||
| Clinical Oncology | Clinical Oncology | Clinical Oncology |
| Radiotherapy Physics | ||
| Imaging | Imaging | Imaging |
| Clinical Radiology | Clinical Radiology | |
| Ultrasound | ||
| CT | ||
| MRI | ||
| Mammography | ||
| Angiography | ||
| Breast Screening | Breast Screening | |
| Nuclear Medicine | Nuclear Medicine | |
| Radiopharmacy | ||
| Dental/Oral | Dental/Oral | Dental/Oral |
| Surgical Dentistry (Retired 01 December 2012) | Surgical Dentistry (Retired 01 December 2012) | |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | |
| Orthodontics | Orthodontics | |
| Restorative Dentistry | Restorative Dentistry | |
| Paediatric Dentistry | Paediatric Dentistry | |
| Dental Health | Dental Health | |
| Oral Surgery | Oral Surgery | |
| Endodontics | Endodontics | |
| Periodontics | Periodontics | |
| Prosthodontics | Prosthodontics | |
| Oral Hygiene | Oral Hygiene | |
| Public Health Dentistry | Public Health Dentistry | |
| Dental Technology | Dental Technology | |
| Additional Dental Specialties | Additional Dental Specialties (Retired 01 December 2012) | |
| Oral Medicine | ||
| Oral Microbiology | ||
| Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | ||
| Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology | ||
| Special Care Dentistry | Special Care Dentistry | |
| Surgery | Surgery | Surgery |
| General Surgery | General Surgery | |
| Head and Neck Surgery | ||
| Breast Surgery | ||
| Vascular Surgery | ||
| Paediatric Surgery | Paediatric Surgery | |
| Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology | |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery | Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery | |
| Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | |
| Ophthalmic and Vision Science (Retired 01 December 2012) | ||
| Urology | Urology | |
| Plastic Surgery | Plastic Surgery | |
| Cardio-thoracic Surgery | Cardio-thoracic Surgery | |
| Clinical Perfusion | ||
| Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery | |
| Anaesthetics | Anaesthetics | |
| Pain Management | Pain Management | |
| Intensive Care | Intensive Care | |
| Stoma Care | Stoma Care | |
| Wound Management | Wound Management | |
| Operating Department | Operating Department | |
| Day Case Unit | ||
| Burns Care | Burns Care | |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Community Gynaecology | ||
| Community Sexual and Reproductive Health | ||
| Gynaecological Oncology | ||
| Maternal and Fetal Medicine | ||
| Sexual and Reproductive Medicine | ||
| Urogynaecology | ||
| Obstetrics | Obstetrics | |
| Gynaecology | Gynaecology | |
| Maternity | Maternity | |
| Neonatal Intensive Care | Neonatal Intensive Care | |
| Psychiatry | Psychiatry | Psychiatry |
| Psychiatry of Learning Disability | Psychiatry of Learning Disability | |
| General Psychiatry | General Psychiatry | |
| Liaison Psychiatry | ||
| Rehabilitation Psychiatry | ||
| Substance Misuse Psychiatry | ||
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | |
| Forensic Psychiatry | Forensic Psychiatry | |
| Medical Psychotherapy | Medical Psychotherapy | |
| Child Psychotherapy | ||
| Old Age Psychiatry | Old Age Psychiatry | |
| Occupational Health | Occupational Health | Occupational Health |
| Primary Care | Primary Care | Primary Care |
| Marie Curie Nursing | ||
| MacMillan Nursing | ||
| Community Health Services | Community Health Services | |
| Health Visiting | ||
| District Nursing | ||
| School Nursing | ||
| Sexual and Reproductive Health | ||
| Learning Disabilities | ||
| Community Mental Health | ||
| Family Nurse Partnership | ||
| NHS Direct (Retired 01 January 2016) | NHS Direct (Retired 01 January 2016) | |
| General Practice | General Practice | |
| Walk-in Centre | Walk-in Centre | |
| Public Health Medicine | Public Health Medicine | Public Health Medicine |
| Health Promotion | Health Promotion | |
| Teenage Pregnancy | ||
| Clinical Support | Clinical Support | Clinical Support |
| Child Protection | ||
| Substance Abuse | ||
| Tissue Banking | ||
| Audiological Science | ||
| Gastrointestinal Physiology | ||
| Urodynamics | ||
| Vascular Science | ||
| Maxillofacial Prosthetics | ||
| Outpatients | Outpatients | |
| Cancer Support | Cancer Support | |
| Chiropody/Podiatry | Chiropody/Podiatry | |
| Dietetics | Dietetics | |
| Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapy | |
| Orthoptics/Optics | Orthoptics/Optics | |
| Ophthalmic and Vision Science | Ophthalmic and Vision Science | |
| Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy | |
| Art/Music/Drama Therapy | Art/Music/Drama Therapy | |
| Art Therapy | ||
| Drama Therapy | ||
| Music Therapy | ||
| Speech and Language Therapy | Speech and Language Therapy | |
| Ambulance Services | Ambulance Services | |
| Emergency Services | ||
| Emergency Control | ||
| Patient Transport Services | ||
| Prosthetics and Orthotics | Prosthetics and Orthotics | |
| Social Services | Social Services | |
| Complementary Medicine/Therapy | Complementary Medicine/Therapy | |
| Counselling | Counselling | |
| Clinical Psychology | Clinical Psychology | |
| Clinical Informatics | Clinical Informatics | |
| Health Records | ||
| Coding | ||
| Chaplaincy | Chaplaincy | |
| Voluntary Services | Voluntary Services | |
| Medical Illustration | Medical Illustration | |
| Medical Physics | Medical Physics | |
| Clinical Measurement | ||
| Medical Physics Computing | ||
| Radiation Safety | ||
| Diagnostic Radiology Support | ||
| Non-Ionising Radiation | ||
| Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology | ||
| Clinical Engineering | Clinical Engineering | |
| Electronics and Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Biomechanical Engineering | ||
| Medical Engineering Design | ||
| Rehabilitation Engineering | ||
| Sterile Services | Sterile Services | |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy | |
| Improving Access to Psychological Therapies | Improving Access to Psychological Therapies | |
| Clinical Engineering | Medical Equipment Manager | |
| Radiation Engineering | ||
| Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences | Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences | |
| Neurosensory Sciences | Neurosensory Sciences | |
| Gastrointestinal and Urodynamic Sciences | Gastrointestinal and Urodynamic Sciences | |
| General Acute | General Acute | General Acute |
| Private Patients | ||
| Bank | ||
| Nights | ||
| Accident and Emergency | Accident and Emergency | |
| Paediatric Accident and Emergency | ||
| Intensive Care | Intensive Care | |
| Critical Care | ||
| Estates | Estates | Estates |
| Building Services | Building Services | |
| Engineering | Engineering | |
| Grounds and Gardens | Grounds and Gardens | |
| Facilities | Facilities | Facilities |
| Catering | Catering | |
| Dining Room | ||
| Kitchen | ||
| Domestic Services | Domestic Services | |
| Portering Services | Portering Services | |
| Security | Security | |
| Transport | Transport | |
| Linen Services | Linen Services | |
| Laundry | ||
| Sewing Room | ||
| Telephone Services | Telephone Services | |
| Health and Safety | Health and Safety | |
| Staff Facilities | Staff Facilities | |
| Corporate | Corporate | Corporate |
| Legal | ||
| Communication | ||
| Administration | Administration | |
| Clinical Governance | Clinical Governance | |
| Patient Safety | ||
| Quality and Patient Care | ||
| Clinical Audit | ||
| Health Advocacy | ||
| Performance Management | Performance Management | |
| Service Planning | Service Planning | |
| Finance | Finance | |
| Audit | ||
| Financial Services | ||
| Financial Management | ||
| Payroll | ||
| Human Resources | Human Resources | |
| Medical Staffing | ||
| Training | ||
| Education | Education | |
| Research and Development | Research and Development | |
| Informatics | Coding | |
| Informatics Education and Training | ||
| Informatics Strategy and Development | ||
| Information Management | ||
| Knowledge Management | ||
| Programmes and Projects | ||
| Information and Communication Technology | ||
| Informatics | ||
| Purchasing and Supplies | Purchasing and Supplies |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | AREA OF WORK NAMES |
