CDS SENDER IDENTITY

Format/length: an5
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:


Notes:
This is the identity of the ORGANISATION acting as the Sender of a CDS submission and is represented by that Organisation's ORGANISATION CODE.

Definition:
See ORGANISATION CODE.

Usage:
The CDS SENDER IDENTITY is the mandatory 5-character NHS Organisation Code of the organisation acting as the physical Sender of CDS submissions.
The CDS Sender must make sure that the CDS extraction and submission facilities and processes differentiate correctly between:
· The ORGANISATION CODE (CDS SENDER IDENTITY) as carried in the CDS Transaction Header Group for every CDS,
and
· The ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER) as carried in the Service Agreement details which are part of the Episode/Attendance details.