Format/Length:	an1
HES Item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
DSCN 07/2000 implemented a change to replace the composite data items WARD TYPE AT PSYCHIATRIC CENSUS DATE and WARD TYPE AT START OF EPISODE within Commissioning Data Set by their constituent components. For Commissioning Data Set message purposes therefore the constituent component SEX OF PATIENTS CODE is required to be separately recorded. The classifications for SEX OF PATIENTS CODE are not the same as the National Codes contained within the definition of PERSON GENDER.

Based on the classifications of attribute SEX OF PATIENTS, with the addition of Home Leave:

Permitted National Codes:

1	Male
2	Female
8	Not specified
9	Home Leave *

* Note - National Code 9 is not valid for the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Data Set.

SEX OF PATIENTS CODE replaces SEX OF PATIENTS and should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SEX OF PATIENTS CODES