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Term information
database cross reference
- GECKO:0000073 (physician/practitioner info)
definition
This field contains a code that defines the specialty in which the consultant was working during the period of care. It can be compared with mainspef, the specialty under which the consultant is contracted. Prior to 1 April 1996, this data item contained the code for the sub-specialty (subspef). From April 2004 a new list of treatment specialities was introduced (see below). The new list describes the specialised service within which the patient was treated.|This field contains a code that defines the specialty in which the consultant was working during the period of care. It can be compared with mainspef, the specialty under which the consultant is contracted. From April 2004 a new list of treatment specialties was introduced (see below). The new list describes the specialised service within which the patient was treated.