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Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.41

Personal Demographics Service

PDS

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Definition
NHS England Personal Demographics Service

The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national electronic database of NHS patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number, which includes demographic information.

Definition (in a digital/TEC context)
Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national electronic database of NHS patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number.

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