Understanding NHS number statuses
If you see an NHS number with a Yellow or Red status and you are unsure of what to do, take no action and contact your organisations demographics team for advice.
When eMHA is linked to RiO and PDS (The
Spine), a patient's record shows a status icon alongside the NHS number, so staff know whether
the number is valid, verified, or requires action.
There are 3 different statuses which can show here:
•Blue Tick
⚬NHS number is verified by PDS
⚬Matched against RiO and PDS
⚬No action needed
•Yellow
Tick
⚬NHS
number is known and linked to Rio
⚬NHS number not matched against PDS
•Error
Icon
⚬NHS
number is invalid or superseded
⚬Action
required to update or merge records
⚬Check
patient details carefully