This page has been updated in DDCN 1645 (Specialised Commissioning: Removal of Default Code YDD82) to remove the National Commissioning Group, as NHS England became responsible for commissioning all specialised services in April 2013.
The page will be updated as part of an Information Standard to reflect the current arrangements for the Commissioning Data Sets.

The Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid below illustrates which ORGANISATION CODES should be used to populate the CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY and CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY for each PATIENT / NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT.  See the specific ORGANISATION CODE Data Elements for further information on their usage and Organisation Data Service Default Codes etc.

Health Care Providers need to specify the Organisations that have a right to the commissioning data set data as a CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY or CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY. This is so that they can access the data once it has been stored in the Secondary Uses Service.

Please note that payment via the National Tariff Payment System is not determined by the CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY or CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY.

Important Notes:

• The CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY must be allocated on the first creation and submission of a CDS Type for a PATIENT and must not change even if the ADDRESS or ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) of the PATIENT changes during the lifetime of the Commissioning Data Set record otherwise duplicate Commissioning Data Set data may be lodged in the Secondary Uses Service database.
  See the supporting information in Commissioning Data Set Submission Protocol for a detailed explanation.
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• Note that if two recipients are identical for example, the ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY) may be the same as the ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER), only one entry for that Organisation should be made for that recipient.
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• Specialised service ACTIVITY commissioned by a regional Specialised Commissioning Group should include their ORGANISATION CODE as a CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY. ACTIVITY commissioned by a shared service Organisation or other consortium of Primary Care Trusts, should similarly include the ORGANISATION CODE of the shared service or the lead Primary Care Trust, if this does not already appear as a CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY or CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY.

• Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid for users of Commissioning Data Set version 6-2 onwards

• PATIENT / NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT	Data Elements in the Commissioning Data Sets Version 6-2 onwards
  	CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY M*	CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY O*
  Private PATIENT	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	VPP00	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group
  Overseas Visitor liable for NHS charges and not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	VPP00
  Overseas Visitor liable for NHS charges and registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	VPP00	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group
  Overseas Visitor exempt from charges, current permanent residence overseas and not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	TDH00	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)
  Overseas Visitor exempt from charges, current permanent overseas and registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	TDH00	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group
  Overseas Visitor exempt from charges, current permanent residence is the UK and not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)
  Overseas Visitor exempt from charges, current permanent residence is the UK and registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group
  PATIENT registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice treated as a Non-Contract Activity	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)
  PATIENT not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice treated as a Non-Contract Activity	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER)
  ** PATIENT registered with General Medical Practitioner Practice with a Specialised Services and Other Commissioning Consortia Service Agreement	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group	ORGANISATION CODE of Organisation to which costs of treatment accrue
  ** PATIENT not registered with General Medical Practitioner Practice with a Specialised Services and Other Commissioning Consortia Service Agreement	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE of Organisation to which costs of treatment accrue
  PATIENT registered with General Medical Practitioner Practice with Primary Care Trust NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT (excluding Overseas Visitors)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESPONSIBLE PCT) or ORGANISATION CODE of the responsible Clinical Commissioning Group
  PATIENT not registered with a General Medical Practitioner Practice but resident in an area covered by a Primary Care Trust with a Primary Care Trust NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT (excluding Overseas Visitors)	ORGANISATION CODE (RESIDENCE RESPONSIBILITY)

  Notes:

  Key to population codes:

  * M - This Data Element is mandatory in the CDS-XML schema. Submissions will not flow if this Data Element is absent
  O - This Data Element is optional.

  ** Specialised Services and Other Commissioning Consortia Service Agreements include SERVICES that are commissioned by regional Specialised Commissioning Groups and local arrangements for commissioning ACTIVITY through shared service Organisations.