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 number is allocated by the NHS Business Services Authority. This number is referred to as the DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER.
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The DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER is used as the prescribing code on PRESCRIPTIONS.
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.
For further information, see the:
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NHS Business Services Authority
website at: NHS Prescription Services
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Organisation Data Service
pages of the NHS England website at:
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 |
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| Attribute | DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER | references in description DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER |
| Class | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | has an attribute DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER of type 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 |