Format/Length:	35 characters (max)
HES Item:
National Codes:
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Notes:
A textual suffix that may be added to the end of a PERSON's name, for example, OBE, MBE, BSc, JP, GM.

PERSON NAME SUFFIX is the same as PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE equals 'd. Person Name Suffix'.

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

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
plural	PERSON NAME SUFFIXES