| Format/Length: | an3 |
| NWDS ID: | GCSB |
| NWDS Field Name: | Clinical Second Specialty |
| ESR Field Name: | Second Specialty |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: |
Notes:
OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) is the same as attribute OCCUPATION CODE.
OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) is the secondary specialty OCCUPATION CODE of a CONSULTANT.
The medical and dental specialty OCCUPATION CODES are currently used exclusively for National Workforce and Electronic Staff Record purposes.
Note: these codes are not the same as those used for MAIN SPECIALTY CODE.
A second clinical specialty OCCUPATION CODE is added to a CONSULTANT or Specialist's record where the doctor's primary (main) specialty is 'General Medicine'.
Note that Specialty codes for a doctor with an OCCUPATION CODE of 021 General Surgery, or in the OCCUPATION CODE range of 920 to 980 Community and Public Health Medicine/Dentistry, are not valid as a second clinical specialty.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | OCCUPATION CODES (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) |