Format/Length:	an1
HES Item:
National Codes:	See PERSON MARITAL STATUS CODE
Default Codes:	8 - Not applicable, i.e. not a psychiatric episode
	9 - Not known

Notes:
PERSON MARITAL STATUS is the same as attribute PERSON MARITAL STATUS CODE.

Commissioning Data Set Messages

Following the recommendation of the Data Protection Registrar, PERSON MARITAL STATUS should not be recorded by providers in the Commissioning Data Sets except in respect of the psychiatric specialties in the Admitted Patient Care Commissioning Data Set. The data item remains in the data standards since it will be needed by the provider.

Mental Health Minimum Data Set Messages

For the Mental Health Minimum Data Set, PERSON MARITAL STATUS must be recorded and kept up to date for all psychiatric PATIENTS.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PERSON MARITAL STATUSES