Page last updated: 18-APR-2007

Managing Data Quality

National Reference Files

LOCATION (Hospital and Other Location Codes)
Position Data item Size Comments
From To
1 5 Location Code 5 -
6 75 Location Name 70 -
76 110 Address line 1 35 -
111 145 Address line 2 35 -
146 180 Address line 3 35 -
181 215 Address line 4 35 -
216 250 Address line 5 35 -
251 258 Postcode 8 -
259 328 Summary Description 70 -
329 336 Start Date 8 ccyymmdd
337 344 Close/Merger Date 8 ccyymmdd
345 349 Code of Destination 5 If merge, code of Location merged with
350 350 GP Surgery Indicator 1 0 = no surgeries
1 = surgeries held at this location
351 351 SMR00 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
352 352 SMR01 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
353 353 SMR02 Flag 1 1 = Obstetrics Specialist
2 = Obstetrics GP
3 = Domiciliary (Obstetrics)
4 = Midwife Unit only
0 = not valid
354 354 SMR04 Flag 1 1 = Mental Illness
2 = Mental Handicap
3 = Psychiatric Unit
5 = Mental Illness & Mental Handicap
0 = not valid
355 355 SMR06 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
356 356 SMR11 Flag 1 1 = Obstetrics Specialist
2 = Obstetrics GP
3 = Domiciliary (Obstetrics)
4 = Midwife Unit only
0 = not valid
357 357 SMR20 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
358 358 SMR25 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
359 359 SMR30 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
360 360 SMR50 Flag 1 1= valid for record type
0 = not valid
361 380 Filler 20 For future flags

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