| Format/length: | an6 |
| HES item: | GPPRAC |
| National Codes: | See ORGANISATION CODE |
| Default Codes: | V81997 - No Registered General Practitioner Practice |
| V81998 - General Practitioner Practice Code not applicable | |
| V81999 - General Practitioner Practice Code not known |
Notes:
The GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODE (PATIENT REGISTRATION) is an ORGANISATION CODE.
This is the code of the GP Practice that the PATIENT is registered with.
Use of default Codes
V81997 should be used when a PATIENT presents who is not currently registered at a GP Practice, but is eligible to be registered should they wish to.
V81998 should be used where a PATIENT should not have a registered practice anyway, due for instance to them having only recently entered the country.
V81999 should be used where it is not possible to determine a PATIENTS registered practice code but it is known that they should have one, or where it is impossible even to determine whether they should or shouldn't have a registered practice (for instance the PATIENT cannot communicate and is unidentified).
CODE OF GP PRACTICE (REGISTERED GMP) DESCRIPTION REPLACED 1 JUNE 2008.
The code of the practice is an ORGANISATION CODE.
This is the code of the practice of the PATIENT's registered GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER which lets him or her be notified about treatment received by the PATIENT. The registered GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER may or may not be the same as the referring GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| formerly | CODE OF GP PRACTICE (REGISTERED GMP) |
| plural | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE CODES (PATIENT REGISTRATION) |