Format/length:	an70
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Notes:
This is the PERSON NAME where the PERSON NAME CLASSIFICATION equals classification 'a. Preferred Name' of the PATIENT.

NAME FORMAT CODE indicates whether it is a PERSON NAME STRUCTURED or PERSON NAME UNSTRUCTURED.

The PATIENT's name and address should be withheld from any commissioning data that contains a valid NHS NUMBER.  See Security Issues and Patient Confidentiality for more details.

The appropriate e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) standard for PERSON NAME should be used for all new and developing systems and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PATIENT NAMES