CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS)
CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) is the MAIN SPECIALTY CODE of the CONSULTANT responsible for the PATIENT at the time of PATIENT DIAGNOSIS.
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Description
CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) is the same as attribute MAIN SPECIALTY CODE.
CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) is the MAIN SPECIALTY CODE of the CONSULTANT responsible for the PATIENT at the time of PATIENT DIAGNOSIS.
Further information on the groupings and each MAIN SPECIALTY CODE is provided at: Main Specialty and Treatment Function Codes Table.
National Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
|
100 |
General Surgery |
|
101 |
Urology |
|
107 |
Vascular Surgery |
|
110 |
Trauma and Orthopaedics |
|
120 |
Ear Nose and Throat |
|
130 |
Ophthalmology |
|
140 |
Oral Surgery |
|
141 |
Restorative Dentistry |
|
142 |
Paediatric Dentistry |
|
143 |
Orthodontics |
|
145 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
|
146 |
Endodontics |
|
147 |
Periodontics |
|
148 |
Prosthodontics |
|
149 |
Surgical Dentistry |
|
150 |
Neurosurgery |
|
160 |
Plastic Surgery |
|
170 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery |
|
171 |
Paediatric Surgery |
|
191 |
Pain Management (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
180 |
Emergency Medicine |
|
190 |
Anaesthetics |
|
192 |
Intensive Care Medicine |
|
200 |
Aviation and Space Medicine |
|
300 |
General Internal Medicine |
|
301 |
Gastroenterology |
|
302 |
Endocrinology and Diabetes |
|
303 |
Clinical Haematology |
|
304 |
Clinical Physiology |
|
305 |
Clinical Pharmacology |
|
310 |
Audio Vestibular Medicine |
|
311 |
Clinical Genetics |
|
312 |
CLINICAL CYTOGENETICS and MOLECULAR GENETICS (Retired 1 April 2010) National Code 312 is retained for CONSULTANTS qualified in this Main Specialty prior to 1 April 2010 |
|
313 |
Clinical Immunology |
|
314 |
Rehabilitation Medicine |
|
315 |
Palliative Medicine |
|
317 |
Allergy |
|
320 |
Cardiology |
|
321 |
Paediatric Cardiology |
|
325 |
Sport and Exercise Medicine |
|
326 |
Acute Internal Medicine |
|
330 |
Dermatology |
|
340 |
Respiratory Medicine |
|
350 |
Infectious Diseases |
|
352 |
Tropical Medicine |
|
360 |
Genitourinary Medicine |
|
361 |
Renal Medicine |
|
370 |
Medical Oncology |
|
371 |
Nuclear Medicine |
|
400 |
Neurology |
|
401 |
Clinical Neurophysiology |
|
410 |
Rheumatology |
|
420 |
Paediatrics |
|
421 |
Paediatric Neurology |
|
430 |
Geriatric Medicine |
|
450 |
Dental Medicine |
|
451 |
Special Care Dentistry |
|
460 |
Medical Ophthalmology |
|
500 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology National Code 500 is not acceptable for Central Returns including Hospital Episode Statistics |
|
501 |
Obstetrics |
|
502 |
Gynaecology |
|
504 |
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health |
|
510 |
Antenatal Clinic (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
520 |
Postnatal Clinic (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
560 |
Midwifery |
|
600 |
General Medical Practice |
|
601 |
General Dental Practice |
|
610 |
Maternity Function (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
620 |
Other than Maternity (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
700 |
Learning Disability |
|
710 |
Adult Mental Illness |
|
711 |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
|
712 |
Forensic Psychiatry |
|
713 |
Medical Psychotherapy |
|
715 |
Old Age Psychiatry |
|
800 |
Clinical Oncology |
|
810 |
Radiology |
|
820 |
General Pathology |
|
821 |
Blood Transfusion |
|
822 |
Chemical Pathology |
|
823 |
Haematology |
|
824 |
Histopathology |
|
830 |
Immunopathology |
|
831 |
Medical Microbiology and Virology |
|
832 |
Neuropathology (Retired 1 April 2004) |
|
833 |
Medical Microbiology |
|
834 |
Medical Virology |
|
900 |
Community Medicine |
|
901 |
Occupational Medicine |
|
902 |
Community Health Services Dental |
|
903 |
Public Health Medicine |
|
904 |
Public Health Dental |
|
950 |
Nursing |
|
960 |
Allied Health Professional |
|
990 |
Joint Consultant Clinics (Retired 1 April 2004) |
Default Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
|
199 |
Non-UK provider; specialty function not known, treatment mainly surgical |
|
499 |
Non-UK provider; specialty function not known, treatment mainly medical |
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODES (DIAGNOSIS) |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) | references in description CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) |
| Data Set | Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set - Children Teenagers and Young Adults | references in description CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) |
| XML Schema Constraint | Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set XML Schema Constraints | references in description CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE (DIAGNOSIS) |
