MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE CODES
Practice Code Format
Medical and Dental Practices are coded using a 6 character coding frame, similar to NHS Organisation Code Frame A. The first character position may only contain one of a series of pre-set values which indicate in which country the practice is located. Only numeric values are permitted in characters 2 through 6.
| Practice Type | Character Position | Code allocated by: | Notes/Comments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| General Medical Practice - England & Wales | A-H, J-N, P, W and Y | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | PPA | Char 1 = W for Welsh GP Practice. All other values represent English GP Practices. NB all new practices from 1.4.2003 have first character of 'Y'. |
| General Medical Practice - Guernsey | G | U | E | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | PPA | |
| General Medical Practice - Jersey | J | E | R | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | PPA | |
| General Medical Practice - Alderney | A | L | D | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | PPA | |
| General Medical Practice - Isle of Man | Y | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | PPA | |
| General Medical Practice - Scotland | S | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | NHS | |
| General Medical Practice - Northern Ireland | Z | 0 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | DHS SPS | |
| General Dental Practice - England & Wales | V | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | Dental Practice Board | Chars 2 to 6 are the same as in the code for the General Dental Practitioner |
| General Dental Practice - Scotland & N. Ireland | Not available - use default value see (Default Codes Summary) |
DH | No change planned | |||||
| MoD 'Practice' | Not available - use default value see (Default Codes Summary) |
DH | National list under consideration | |||||
| Prison 'Practice' | See 'Organisations of England and Wales' | DH | National list under consideration | |||||