Notes:
NHS NUMBER is the same as attribute NHS NUMBER.

References:

• The e-GIF version approved for use in NHS England is:
  Government Data Standards Catalogue: (GDSC), Version 2.0, Agreed 1 January 2002.
  GDSC: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/govtalk/schemasstandards/e-gif/datastandards.aspx.
• Further guidance is available from the NHS Number Programme website.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	NHS NUMBERS