Format/Length:	max 35 characters
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Notes:
PERSON GIVEN NAME is the same as PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE is classification 'Person Given Name'.

PERSON GIVEN NAME is the forename or given name of a PERSON. 

This is the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) standard that should be used for all new and developing systems and for XML messages.

For the AIDC for Patient Identification Data Set, PERSON GIVEN NAME must be displayed in accordance with the NHS Common User Interface Information Standard - Patient Name Input and Display (ISB 1506).

References:
The e-GIF version approved for use in NHS England is:
Government Data Standards Catalogue: (GDSC), Version 1.0, Agreed 1 January 2002.
Further information can be found on the Cabinet Office website.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
formerly	PATIENT FORENAME OR PERSONAL NAME
plural	PERSON GIVEN NAMES