Data class

Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)Person demographics

Details of the person's demographics. It is advisable to use the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) for this purpose. The PDS can be used to verify and employ essential patient demographic information, including but not limited to the patient's name, address, date of birth, contact details, their registered general practitioner (GP), and preferred pharmacy. It also provides a national unique identifier for each patient, known as the NHS number. For further details, refer to the digital resources provided by the NHS on their Personal Demographics Service webpage.

Relationships

Parents: Subject of care

Also used in these standards: Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)

Elements

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Data element name

Name	Description	Type	Occurs
Date of birth	The date of birth of the person.	Lookup	Must occur once
Gender identity	The gender identity of a PERSON as stated by the PERSON.	Lookup	Must occur once
Ethnicity	The ethnicity of a PERSON, as specified by the PERSON.ETHNIC_CATEGORY_CODE_2001 is the classification used for the 2001 census.The Office_for_National_Statistics has developed a further breakdown of the group from that given, which may be used locally.Note: the National Code descriptions have been updated. The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where they are not already correct.National code Z - Not Stated should be used where the PERSON has been given the opportunity to state their ETHNIC_CATEGORY but chose not to.	Lookup	Must occur once
Religion	The RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON.Note: This is the Religious_Affiliation of a PERSON, not their Religion.Where applicable, RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION_CODE is aligned with descriptors for "Religious and Other Belief System Affiliation" in SNOMED_CT® as follows:SNOMED_CT_Refset: Refset FSN: Religious or other belief system affiliation simple reference set (foundation metadata concept) Refset Id: 999000531000000100 For further details relating to the SNOMED_CT_Refset, see the null at: Religious or other belief system affiliation simple reference set (foundation metadata concept).This item is not referenced in a data set in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary. It has been retained to ensure the modelling is consistent.Notes: Where the PATIENT has been asked for their RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION but they are unsure what it is: National Code 'KI Agnostic' should be used Where the PATIENT has been asked for their RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION and it is one that is not listed: National Code 'K20 Religion (Other Not Listed)' should be used Where the PATIENT has not been asked for their RELIGIOUS_OR_OTHER_BELIEF_SYSTEM_AFFILIATION: National Code 'N1 PATIENT Religion Unknown' should be used	Lookup	Must occur once
Sex	The person’s phenotypic sex - the sex when the person was born. Determines how the person will be treated clinically	Lookup	Must occur once
Marital status	An indicator to identify the legal marital status of the person.	Lookup	Must occur once
Ordinarily resident in	Local authority where the person is ordinarily resident in, as defined in the Care Act 2014 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/part/1/crossheading/establishing-where-a-person-lives-etc/enacted).	Reference code	Could occur once
Pronoun	The preferred pronouns for the person. Eg: He/Him, She/Her, They/Them etc.	Text	Could occur once
Primary nationality	The NATIONALITY of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON. Primary nationality prioritise in the following order: British, Irish and Other country. If other country the most recent passport scan at a border, nationality on visa application, most frequent nationality appearing on Advance Passenger Information (API).	Lookup	Could occur once
Other nationality	Any other NATIONALITY of a PERSON, as specified by a PERSON that is not the primary nationality.	Lookup	Could occur once or more