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DOI: 10.3310/hta16060Health Technology Assessment 2012; Vol. 16: No. 6177NOTES FOR MAIN DATA COLLECTION SHEETNumber Data item Notes1 Patient details1a Name Self-explanatory1b Date of Birth Self-explanatory1c Gender Self-explanatory1d Hospital Number Self-explanatory1e NHS number CHI (Community Health Index) number should be used <strong>for</strong>Scottish patients.We recognise that this number can be difficult <strong>for</strong>clinicians to obtain, but it should be readily available in theTrust, <strong>for</strong> example to clerical staff. This number is veryimportant <strong>for</strong> linking data <strong>for</strong> patients to the national ONSpopulation register.1f PCT Again, we recognise that this can be difficult <strong>for</strong> cliniciansto obtain, but it should be readily available in the Trust, <strong>for</strong>example to clerical staff. This in<strong>for</strong>mation is veryimportant <strong>for</strong> understanding patterns of referral and <strong>for</strong>reporting to commissioners.1g Phone number This is optional. It may be useful <strong>for</strong> clinicians and otherNHS staff to have a record of the patient’s phone numberon the database <strong>for</strong> reference.1h Address Please pay particular attention to the postcode.2 Referral details Only complete <strong>for</strong> new patients2a Primary CareReferral DateThis should be the date when the patient was referred (orfirst presented) to a primary care health professional(optometrist or GP) with symptoms. The date will notnecessarily be documented in correspondence associatedwith a new referral, especially if a patient has beenreferred to a designated provider from an ophthalmicdepartment in another acute Trust. If it is notdocumented, it is very important to ask the patient.The ‘approximate’ box should be used if the patientcannot remember the exact date. Where the patient selfpresents to a hospital eye service A&E/casualty2b2cOphthalmologistReferral DateReferring Hospital;First PDT Centredepartment enter this date.This should be the date when the patient was referred tothe designated provider from an ophthalmic department inanother acute Trust, or from another clinic in thedesignated provider Trust. If a patient has been referreddirectly to the designated provider from primary care,enter the same date as <strong>for</strong> 2a. This date should bedocumented in correspondence associated with a newreferral. If it is not documented, it is very important toask the patient. The ‘approximate’ box should be used ifthe patient cannot remember the exact date.Write ‘Not applicable’ <strong>for</strong>:• patients who have not been referred from anophthalmic department in another acute Trust;• patients who have not had PDT be<strong>for</strong>e eitherprivately or in an ophthalmic department in another© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2012. This work was produced by Reeves et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by theSecretary of State <strong>for</strong> Health.

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