Data Description
NHS England and Regions in England, plus codes for Government Office Regions in England and Wales. It also lists a number of high-level Welsh organisations.
How Data is Maintained
NHS England and Regions are not legal entities; they are sub-divisions of NHS England. Information on these entities is supplied directly to ODS by NHS England.
Requirements/updates for Welsh Regions are provided to ODS by Digital Health and Care Wales. Welsh Regions were created to facilitate the commissioning and reporting of health and care services at varying geographies across Wales. Welsh Region boundaries have not been added to the NHS Postcode Directory as there is not a one to one relationship between Local Health Boards and Regions - LHBs will sit within more that one Welsh Region. These were the requirements of DHCW and Welsh Government.
Data Quality Assessment
For further information re the: ODS Data Quality Assessment Framework
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| Last updated: |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ODS mastered or 3rd party data | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| OVERALL | Frequency of Update | Data Collection Method | Fit for Purpose | Coverage / Completeness | Reliability / Accuracy | Data Agreement | 3rd Party Escalation Routes | System Application / Downstream System Feedback | Future Refinement / Improvement Plan | ||
| NHS England and Regions | GREEN | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | ODS | n/a | n/a | Green | Green |
| Ad Hoc, driven by NHS/DHSC policy changes | ODS mastered as part of a national reconfiguration project. Minor amendments to addresses etc may be received via customer logs to helpdesk. | Codes created to meet demand | Complete | Essential that these codes are reliable / reflect NHS structures | n/a | n/a | No known issues | Not required | |||
Key Information - Roles, Code Formats and Data Source
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| Primary Role ID | RO185 | Primary Role Name | REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO209 | NHS ENGLAND (REGION) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO210 | NHS ENGLAND (REGION, LOCAL OFFICE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO212 | NHS ENGLAND (REGION, LOCAL OFFICE) SITE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO200 | WELSH ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO128 | GOVERNMENT OFFICE REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO328 | WELSH REGION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non Primary Role ID | RO211 | Non Primary Role Name | SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING HUB | Linked to RO210 Primary Role only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raw Data Source | NHS England / Digital Health and Care Wales | Update Frequency | Ad-hoc basis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permitted Relationships
Permitted Relationships: Regions/Gov Depts can be linked to (upward): | ||||
Source Primary Role ID | Relationship Type Id | Relationship Type Name | Target Primary Role ID | Target Primary Role Name |
| RO185 | RE5 | IS LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF | RO128 | GOVERNMENT OFFICE REGION |
RO210 | RE2 | IS A SUB-DIVISION OF | RO209 | NHS ENGLAND (REGION) |
| RE5 | IS LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF | RO128 | GOVERNMENT OFFICE REGION | |
RO212 | RE6 | IS OPERATED BY | RO210 | NHS ENGLAND (REGION, LOCAL OFFICE) |
| RE6 | IS OPERATED BY | RO261 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP | |
| RO200 | RE5 | IS LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF | RO185 | REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) |
| RO328 | RE5 | IS LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF | RO189 | SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY |
Legacy .csv File Mapping
Click here for an explanation of the baseline data differences between legacy csv files and ODS Data Search and Export and the ODS APIs.
eauth.csv
Authoritative Organisations including NHS England (Region), Government Office Regions and NHS England (Region, Local Office).
Primary Role ID = RO128, RO209, RO185, RO200
Col | Data Item | Report Alias (Legacy csv) | Notes |
1 | [OrganisationCode] | Organisation Code | |
2 | [OrgName] | Name | |
3 | NULL | National Grouping | Change from legacy csv: Not populated as the organisations in question are of this tier or higher, therefore this value is not applicable for these entities. |
4 | NULL | Column 4 | |
5 | [Address1] | Address Line 1 | |
6 | [Address2] | Address Line 2 | |
7 | [Address3] | Address Line 3 | |
8 | [Town] | Address Line 4 | |
9 | [County] | Address Line 5 | Change from legacy csv: As this is a legacy field, not populated for new addresses since 2018, this field within the ODS Data Search & Export tool (including pre defined reports) will not be populated. Note that the value (where populated) is available via the FHIR Organization Resource in the address.district property. |
10 | [Postcode] | Postcode | |
11 | [LegalStartDate] | Open Date | |
12 | [LegalEndDate] | Close Date | |
13 | NULL | Column 13 | |
14 | RoleID | Organisation Sub-Type Code | Only populated where there is a role (PrimaryRole = 0) that is active or has a legal end date as equal to the organisation’s end date. |
15 | NULL | Column 15 | |
16 | NULL | Column 16 | |
17 | NULL | Column 17 | |
18 | [TelephoneNumber] | Contact Telephone Number | |
19 | NULL | Column 19 | |
20 | NULL | Column 20 | |
21 | NULL | Column 21 | |
22 | ‘1’ | Amended Record Indicator | Set to 1 for Report |
23 | NULL | Column 23 | |
24 | NULL | Column 24 | |
25 | NULL | Column 25 | |
26 | NULL | Column 26 | |
27 | NULL | Column 27 |