Format/Length:	max an8
NWDS ID:	SPOC
NWDS Field Name:	Post Code
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
POSTCODE is the same as attribute POSTCODE.

For further information on POSTCODES, see:

• NHS Postcode Directory
• Contact Details
• Office for National Statistics website: Postal geography
• NHS Digital website at: ODS postcode files.

If a POSTCODE is not known, (for example, the PATIENT has no fixed abode, the PATIENT is an Overseas Visitor etc.) the appropriate Organisation Data Service pseudo POSTCODE should be used.

The pseudo POSTCODES can be found on the Organisation Data Service pages of the NHS Digital website at: Office for National Statistics data.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	POSTCODES