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EBS

 

Change Request No: MIM-CR-0637

Type:

Priority:low

Date Raised:

5th October 2005

Raised by:  PA

Status:

 

Short Title of Issue

Amend relevant MIMS to force use of 10 digit NHS number)

Description

BugzillaIssue no 14741 raised by Martin Tallis

 

Choose and Book messages currently allow the Patient to be identified by one of three types of identifier: "NHS Number", "Temporary NHS Number issued by NHAIS", and "PDS Allocated temporary NHS Number".

 

The NHS mandates the use of the NHS Number.  NHAIS Temporary Numbers are being phased out and need not be used for Choose and Book.  PDS Allocated temporary NHS Numbers do not exist; the OID is deprecated in the OID Catalogue.

 

Amend the message definitions to enforce the use of the (new) (10 digit) NHS Number with OID 2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.4.1

 

This change applies to messages:

Request Service

Request Appointment Confirmation

Referral

 

Perceived Impact

 

Apparently this issue has already been addressed by the suppliers and there will be no impact.

 

Backward Compatibility Status

Again, apparently already addressed by suppliers. Am checking with Martin Tallis re which MIMs to amend

Reason for issue being raised

 

Issue raised by Martin Tallis.

 

Suggested Action

 

Amend relevant tabular views to describe correct use of single new NHS number.

 

CTT Resolution and Current Status

 

Have e-mailed Martin to check which MIMs we are talking about.  Response from Martin 11-Oct-2005:

 

This is not an 'urgent' change, in that I understand that no temporary or old numbers are being used by C&B currently anyway.  I therefore do not expect that it needs to be done in the MiM 3 series which is now under the bridge.  I would like it changed in the MiM 4 series if possible, but certainly in any later MiM.  We should target a MiM that allows this to be in a test cycle with other changes to Choose and Book.  I am not close enough to it to know what

that means in terms of MiM versions.

 

Estimated Impact (days) 1day

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