From fe984d59229786af6595ac8335f9c5461284821b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lextuga007 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:25:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added NHS Number information and updated gh-action --- .github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml | 2 +- _quarto.yml | 1 + nhs-number.qmd | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 nhs-number.qmd diff --git a/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml index 40ab659..f27e7e2 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs: image: ghcr.io/dukestatsci/r_gh_actions:latest steps: - name: Checkout - uses: actions/checkout@v3 + uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Build site run: | diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml index 2146494..755cf2c 100644 --- a/_quarto.yml +++ b/_quarto.yml @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ book: - index.qmd - intro.qmd - background_literature.qmd + - nhs-number.qmd - data_sources.qmd - imd.qmd - idd-aut.qmd diff --git a/nhs-number.qmd b/nhs-number.qmd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fedb0a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/nhs-number.qmd @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: "NHS number" +--- + +In England, Wales and Isle of Man patients are recorded by a unique NHS Number. +The [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_number) on the NHS Number is a useful public resource on this number, its generation and history. + +Specific R packages for validating or generating NHS Numbers have been listed in the NHS-R Community book [Open Analytics Resources](https://resources.nhsrcommunity.com/tools.html#nhs-numberchi-number-validation). + +In Scotland and Northern Ireland the patient ID used is called the CHI (Community Health Index) number and there is a specific [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service_Central_Register) for Scotland. +According to the NHS Number page though, although the two systems have the same name they are not linked and overlap. + +:::{.callout-tip collapse=false appearance='default' icon=true} +## Contributing to open source (tip) +It is highly recommended that if there are any resources or public information relating to NHS or CHI numbers that the Wikipedia pages are updated as these are central, searchable public areas of knowledge. + +Contribution only requires an account with Wikipedia and links to sources to cite appropriately. +::: \ No newline at end of file