Viewing and managing patient numbers and identifiers

You can view and add patient identifiers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier. from Patient Detail > Patient admin > Patient Identifiers. The patient identifier you can delete is a patient's NHS number A unique 10 digit number given to patients in England and Wales. A patient is given an NHS number when they are born, or on their first visit to a healthcare provider.. You can group rows using a column heading or multiple column headings.

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Viewing and managing patient numbers and identifiers on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Viewing and managing patient numbers and identifiers on a desktop

From Patient Detail > Patient admin > Patient Identifiers, you can view and add patient identifiers. You can delete a patient's NHS number.

filter

Type to filter a patient's identifiers.

Drag here to set row groups

Select and drag a column heading to group rows by that heading.

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Value

Shows a number that identifies the patient.

Label

Shows a short label for the patient identifier.

For example, NHS for an NHS number.

Assigning Authority

Shows the authority that gave the patient that number.

For example, the government, or the NHS.

Type Code

Shows the type of patient identifier.

For example, an NHS number, or a CHI number.

Add

Select to add a new patient identifier.

Read more about adding a patient identifier

Delete

Depending on your permissions, you can delete a patient identifier.

You can only delete a patient's NHS number.

Read more about clearing a patient's NHS number

  1. Open the patient's record.

    • From  Inpatients, select Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.

    • From  Outpatients, select Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.

  2. From Patient Detail > Patient admin > Patient Identifiers, select Add.

  3. Select an assigning authority.

  4. Select the type of patient identifier.

  5. Enter the ID number.

  6. Select Add.

Depending on your permissions, you can delete a patient's NHS Number. You can't delete other patient identifiers.

  1. Open the patient's record.

    • From  Inpatients, select Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.

    • From  Outpatients, select Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.

  2. From Patient Detail > Patient admin > Patient Identifiers, select the patient's NHS number.

  3. Select Delete.

  4. Enter a reason.

  5. Select Clear NHS Number.

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