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Notes:
This is the ORGANISATION CODE of the PRIMARY CARE TRUST of the GP PRACTICE of the PATIENT's registered GMP.

The Primary Care Trust may or may not be the same as that of ORGANISATION CODE (PCT OF RESIDENCE). Patients not registered with a GP but resident in the geographical area covered by a PRIMARY CARE TRUST are the responsibility of that PRIMARY CARE TRUST.

See NHS Administrative Codes, NHS Organisation Codes for a description of ORGANISATION CODES.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	ORGANISATION CODE (PCT OF GP PRACTICES)