Format/Length:	max 35 characters
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
The forename or given name of a PERSON.

PERSON GIVEN NAME is the same as PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE equals 'c. Person Given Name'.

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
formerly	PATIENT FORENAME OR PERSONAL NAME
plural	PERSON GIVEN NAMES