Notes:

Definition:
CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY is the same as the attribute ORGANISATION CODE.

This is a mandatory 5-character NHS ORGANISATION CODE (or valid default code) representing the ORGANISATION determined to be the Commissioning Data Set Prime Recipient of the Commissioning Data Set Message as indicated in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid detailed in the Commissioning Data Set Overview.

Usage:
The Commissioning Data Set Prime Recipient is, in most cases, identified as the 5-character ORGANISATION CODE of the Primary Care Trust of the PATIENT. In other specific circumstances, default codes are recommended as defined in the Commissioning Data Set Addressing Grid. This is a mandatory data item crucial for the correct indexing of the database and must not be changed during the life of the associated Commissioning Data Set. It does not identify the first or most important recipient of data, i.e. there is no inference of primacy of one recipient over another.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
schema	ORGANISATION CODE (PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITY)
plural	CDS PRIME RECIPIENT IDENTITIES