DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER
The General Medical Council allocates all doctors a GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER on their first contact with the General Medical Council.
Description
The General Medical Council allocates all doctors a GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER on their first contact with the General Medical Council.
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If a doctor chooses to enter general practice in England or Wales, a further 6-digit number is allocated by NHS Digital. This number is referred to as the DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER.
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The DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER is passed to the requesting Clinical Commissioning Group or ORGANISATION authorised to act on their behalf who then liaise with NHS Prescription Services on the issue of prescription pads etc.
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NHS Prescription Services
use the number to derive the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PPD CODE by prefixing it with a leading character and adding a check digit at the end.
A doctor can be both a GENERAL PRACTITIONER and a Hospital CONSULTANT, and therefore hold a DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER, GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PPD CODE and a CONSULTANT CODE simultaneously.
Doctor Index Number Code Table
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Practitioner Code Type |
Character Position |
Allocated By |
Allocated To |
Known As |
Notes |
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER
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0-9 |
0-9 |
0-9 |
0-9 |
0-9 |
0-9 |
NHS Digital |
GMPs in England & Wales |
DIN
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Allocated to a doctor upon applying to enter General Medical Practice in England or Wales |
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
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| Plural | DOCTOR INDEX NUMBERS |
| Short name | DIN |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Class | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | has an attribute DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER of type DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
| Attribute | DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER | references in description DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
| Class | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | references in description DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER (SPECIFIED) | references in description DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
| Attribute | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PPD CODE | references in description DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
