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Term information

database cross reference
  • GECKO:0000055 (unique identifiers)
definition

This is a record identifier that is created by the HES system. The digits store a decimal number. This is commonly eight or nine digits but can be up to 14.|This field is present on A&E and APC linked records only. Linkage between these two datasets enables patient pathways to be followed and provides additional information beyond what is available from the standalone datasets. EPIKEY represents the record identifier of the APC episode that the A&E attendance has been linked to. Full details of the methodology used to link A&E and APC records can be found on the following page of our website: http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/1824/How-do- we-collect-and-process-HES-data

internal ID

epikey

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