Person (name)—given name, text X[X(39)]

Guide for use:

The agency or establishment should record the client's full given name(s) on their information systems.

National Community Services Data Dictionary specific:

In instances where there is uncertainty about which name to record for a person living in a remote Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, Centrelink follows the practice of recording the Indigenous person's name as it is first provided to Centrelink. Or, where proof of identity is required, as the name is recorded on a majority of the higher point scoring documents that are produced as proof of identity.

National Health Data Dictionary specific:

Health care establishments may record given names (first and other given names) in one field or several fields. This metadata item definition applies regardless of the format of data recording.

A full history of names is to be retained.

Origin:
Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services 1998. Home and Community Care Data Dictionary Version 1.0. Canberra: DHFS Standards Australia 2002. Australian Standard AS5017-2002 Health Care Client Identification. Sydney: Standards Australia

Comments:

National Community Services Data Dictionary specific:

Selected letters of the given name in combination with selected letters of the family name, date of birth and sex may be used for record linkage for statistical purposes only (see metadata item Record linkage).

Name type is a metadata item in Australian Standard AS5017-2002 Health care client identification (Standards Australia 2002) and in the NHDD, Version 12. In both cases the Value domain refers to Code A Alias name; Code M Medicare card name; Code N Newborn name; and Code P Preferred name.