Healthy Child Programme: final report

**Patient demographics**
Patient name	The full name of the patient.
Patient preferred name	The name by which a patient wishes to be addressed.
Date of birth	The date of birth of the patient (may include time of birth for a child).
Place of birth	The town and country of birth of the patient.
Sex	The person’s phenotypic sex. Determines how the person will be treated clinically.
Gender	As the patient wishes to portray themselves.
Ethnicity	The ethnicity of the patient.
Religion	The religious affiliation as specified by the person.
NHS number	The unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales.
Other identifier	Country specific or local identifier, e.g., Community Health Index (CHI) in Scotland.
Patient address	Patient’s usual place of residence.
Patient email address	Email address of the patient.
Patient telephone number	Telephone contact details of the patient. To include, e.g., mobile, work and home number if available.
Communication preferences	Preferred contact method, e.g., sign language, letter, phone, etc. Also preferred written communication format, e.g., large print, braille.

NHS Digital have also created a subset of personal demographics to provide a historical record of demographics. This demographics history aligns with the above model.