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How should the records of people of no fixed abode (NFA) be managed?

April 26, 2017abode fixed managed nfa people records

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How should the records of people of no fixed abode (NFA) be managed?

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Make best efforts to trace them and standardise how they are recorded across systems. Unless a patient is registered with a GP, they will not be on the NHS Strategic Tracing Service (NSTS). The person needs to be encouraged to use the same information in order to prevent future duplicates. Trusts should implement the use of “ZZ99” appropriate postcode for patients of NFA as per the NHS Data Dictionary.