OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY)
OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) is the secondary specialty NHS OCCUPATION CODE of a CONSULTANT.
Format / Length
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Description
OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) is the same as attribute NHS OCCUPATION CODE.
OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) is the secondary specialty NHS OCCUPATION CODE of a CONSULTANT.
The medical and dental specialty NHS OCCUPATION CODES are currently used exclusively for National Workforce and Electronic Staff Record purposes.
Note: these codes are not the same as those used for MAIN SPECIALTY CODE.
A second clinical specialty NHS OCCUPATION CODE is added to a CONSULTANT or Specialist's record where the doctor's primary (main) specialty is 'General Medicine'.
Note that Specialty codes for a doctor with an NHS OCCUPATION CODE of 021 General Surgery, or in the NHS OCCUPATION CODE range of 920 to 980 Community and Public Health Medicine/Dentistry, are not valid as a second clinical specialty.
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | OCCUPATION CODES (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Set | National Workforce Data Set | references in description OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) |
| Data Element | OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) | references in description OCCUPATION CODE (CLINICAL SECOND SPECIALTY) |
