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DSC Notice: <strong>43</strong>/2002<br />
Date of Issue: September 2002<br />
NHS <strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation</strong><br />
<strong>Standards</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
Subject:<br />
Data <strong>Standards</strong>:<br />
<strong>UKCC</strong> replaced <strong>by</strong> the <strong>NMC</strong> (Nursing<br />
and Midwifery Council)<br />
Implementation Date: Immediate<br />
DATA SET CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURE<br />
This paper gives notification of changes to be included in the NHS Data Dictionary & Manual and the<br />
NHS CDS Manual as appropriate. These will be consolidated into the publications in due course.<br />
Summary of Changes:<br />
The NHS Data Dictionary & Manual has been updated to replace the <strong>UKCC</strong> with the<br />
<strong>NMC</strong> (Nursing and Midwifery Council)<br />
Change Proposal<br />
Reference No: CP 35/02<br />
The NHS <strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> <strong>Board</strong> (NHS ISB) is responsible <strong>for</strong> approving in<strong>for</strong>mation standards.<br />
The NHS ISB is supported <strong>by</strong> the Management <strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> <strong>Board</strong>, the Clinical <strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation</strong><br />
<strong>Standards</strong> <strong>Board</strong> and the Technical <strong>Standards</strong> <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
The packaging of standards document is under review. Any changes will be notified in due course.<br />
Please note that the website address has changed, and that Data Set Change Notices are now<br />
located at:<br />
http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/dscn/pages/default.asp and on the NHSnet at:<br />
http://nww.nhsia.nhs.uk/dscn/pages/default.asp
DATA SET CHANGE NOTICE <strong>43</strong>/2002<br />
Reference: CP 35/02 - DG1081/08/02 v1.4<br />
Subject:<br />
Type of Change:<br />
Effective Date:<br />
Reason <strong>for</strong> Change:<br />
<strong>UKCC</strong> replaced <strong>by</strong> the <strong>NMC</strong> (Nursing and Midwifery<br />
Council)<br />
Revision of NHS data standards<br />
Immediate<br />
Changeover from the <strong>UKCC</strong> to the <strong>NMC</strong> (Nursing and<br />
Midwifery Council)<br />
Background:<br />
On the 1 April 2002 the <strong>UKCC</strong> ceased to exist. The successor body is called the<br />
Nursing and Midwifery Council (<strong>NMC</strong>). Instances of <strong>UKCC</strong> have there<strong>for</strong>e been<br />
removed from the NHS Data Dictionary & Manual and replaced with a reference to<br />
the <strong>NMC</strong>.<br />
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is an organisation set up to ensure nurses,<br />
midwives and health visitors provide high standards of care to their patients and<br />
clients.<br />
Summary of Changes:<br />
Entity Definitions<br />
MIDWIFE<br />
NURSE<br />
Change entity description<br />
Change entity description<br />
Attribute Definitions<br />
PERSON IDENTIFIER TYPE<br />
PROF ADVICE AND SUPPORT STAFF GROUP<br />
QUALIFICATION<br />
Data Item Notes<br />
CONSULTANT CODE<br />
Change attribute description<br />
Change attribute description<br />
Change attribute description<br />
Change to data item note<br />
comment<br />
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CHANGES <br />
Change Type:<br />
Change entity type description<br />
MIDWIFE<br />
A type of HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.<br />
A person whose name is included in the United Kingdom Central Council Nursing<br />
and Midwifery Council register <strong>for</strong> nurses, midwives and health visitors, and who is<br />
contracted as a MIDWIFE to a HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.<br />
The attributes and relationships are unchanged.<br />
Change Type:<br />
Change entity type description<br />
NURSE<br />
A type of HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.<br />
A person whose name is included in the United Kingdom Central Council Nursing<br />
and Midwifery Council register <strong>for</strong> nurses, midwives and health visitors, and who is<br />
contracted as a NURSE to a HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.<br />
The attributes and relationships are unchanged.<br />
Change Type:<br />
Change attribute description<br />
PERSON IDENTIFIER TYPE<br />
The classification of a PERSON IDENTIFIER.<br />
Classification:<br />
a. Old NHS Number<br />
b. New NHS Number<br />
c. Local Patient Identifier ('PAS' Number)<br />
d. Code of General Practitioner - PPA Code<br />
e. Code of General Practitioner - GMC Code<br />
f. Personal Identifier (Employee)<br />
g. Consultant Code - GMC<br />
h. Code of General Practitioner - Organisation Codes Service<br />
i. Nurse/Midwife Identifier - <strong>UKCC</strong> <strong>NMC</strong><br />
j. General Dental Practitioner Code<br />
k. Code of Ophthalmic Medical Practitioner - GMC Code<br />
l. Code of Ophthalmic Medical Practitioner - Ophthalmic Qualification Committee (OQC)<br />
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number<br />
m. Code of Ophthalmic Optician - General Ophthalmic Council(GOC) number<br />
n. Service or Personnel number<br />
o . Social Services Client Identifier<br />
Change Type:<br />
Change attribute description<br />
PROF ADVICE AND SUPPORT STAFF GROUP<br />
A grouping of staff carrying out activities in PROF ADVICE AND SUPPORT<br />
PROGRAMMES.<br />
Note: A Health Visitor is a person registered <strong>by</strong> <strong>UKCC</strong> Nursing and Midwifery<br />
Council as a Health Visitor, and employed <strong>by</strong> an ORGANISATION as such to<br />
provide Professional Advice and Support, Health Promotion and Education and<br />
Health Surveillance. A Health Visitor does not normally provide PATIENT Care in<br />
the Community.<br />
The remaining description is unchanged.<br />
Change Type:<br />
Change to attribute description<br />
QUALIFICATION<br />
A qualification which may be recorded <strong>for</strong> EMPLOYEES. These may include:<br />
a. Nursing, midwifery and health visiting qualifications recognised <strong>by</strong> the <strong>UKCC</strong> <strong>NMC</strong><br />
b. Consultants fellowship of appropriate Royal College or Faculty<br />
c. Look After Your heart and/or Look After Yourself tutorship registration<br />
d. Adequate training (but not specialist) to deal with HIV positive patients<br />
e. Medical specialists in HIV/AIDS<br />
Change Type:<br />
Change to data item note comment<br />
CONSULTANT CODE<br />
Format/length:<br />
HES item:<br />
National Codes:<br />
Default Codes:<br />
an8<br />
CONSULT<br />
C9999998 - Consultant code not known<br />
D9999998 - Dentist code not known<br />
M9999998 - Not applicable - Midwife<br />
N9999998 - Not applicable - Nurse<br />
Notes:<br />
This is the GMC code <strong>for</strong> the CONSULTANT, which is the unique identifier <strong>for</strong> the<br />
consultant as a PERSON, i.e. the PERSON IDENTIFIER TYPE classification<br />
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'Consultant Code - GMC'. For GPs working as Consultants, the GP's GMC code<br />
should be used, see data item note <strong>for</strong> GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER<br />
(CODE OF REGISTERED/REFERRING GMP).<br />
The GMC code is an eight character alphanumeric code based on the GMC<br />
registration number; the first character will be the letter `C'; characters 2 to 7 will be<br />
the doctor's GMC number, see NHS Administrative Codes, Practitioner Codes.<br />
If a dental consultant is not registered with the GMC, the Dentists' Practice <strong>Board</strong><br />
number has to be used prefixed with D.<br />
All MIDWIFE EPISODES are identified in the Admitted Patient Care CDS and HES<br />
<strong>by</strong> a pseudo main consultant specialty code, 560, see Specialty Function Codes. A<br />
default code is used in the CONSULTANT CODE field to show that a MIDWIFE is<br />
the responsible professional. Note that the midwife's own code is not used.<br />
All NURSING EPISODES are identified in the Admitted Patient Care CDS and HES<br />
<strong>by</strong> a pseudo main consultant specialty code, 950, see Specialty Function Codes. A<br />
default code is used in the CONSULTANT CODE field to show that a NURSE is the<br />
responsible professional. Note that the nurse's own <strong>UKCC</strong> Nursing and Midwifery<br />
Council code is not used.<br />
Please address enquiries about this DSCN to:<br />
Data <strong>Standards</strong> Team<br />
NHS <strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation</strong> Authority<br />
Aqueous II<br />
Aston Cross<br />
Rocky Lane<br />
Birmingham<br />
B6 5RQ<br />
Tel: 0121 333 0333<br />
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