COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER
The COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (CHI NUMBER) uniquely identifies a PATIENT on the Community Health Index (Scotland) within the NHS in Scotland.
Description
The COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (CHI NUMBER) uniquely identifies a PATIENT on the Community Health Index (Scotland) within the NHS in Scotland. It is the equivalent of the NHS NUMBER in England and Wales.
The COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER is ten numeric digits in length, and is constructed as follows:
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PERSON BIRTH DATE
(in format DDMMYY);
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two further digits;
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a ninth digit which is always an even number for females and an odd number for males;
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an arithmetical check digit.
Further information on the COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER can be found at the ISD Scotland website.
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | CHI NUMBER |
| Plural | COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBERS |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Attribute | COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER | references in description COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (BABY) | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (MOTHER) | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Class | PATIENT | has an attribute COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER of type COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | PSEUDONYMISED COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | PSEUDONYMISED COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (BABY) | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
| Data Element | PSEUDONYMISED COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER (MOTHER) | is the data element of COMMUNITY HEALTH INDEX NUMBER |
