This item is being used for development purposes. Codes "4" and "Z" have not yet been assured by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care.  

Notes:  
SEXUAL ORIENTATION (CURRENT) is the same as attribute SEXUAL ORIENTATION CODE.

The current SEXUAL ORIENTATION of a PERSON.

For the purposes of the Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Data Set, there is no requirement to report National Codes 4 'PERSON asked and does not know or is not sure' and 'Z Not Stated (PERSON asked but declined to provide a response)'.  National Codes 4 and Z should be mapped to '9 Unknown' for central reporting purposes.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS (CURRENT)