H+C Number in Northern Ireland

The Health & Care number is the Northern Ireland equivalent of the NHS Number. It is a unique personal identifier for everyone who has received, or is eligible to receive, health care and/or social care from the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS).

Enter the number without spaces on the Registration Details - Personal tab in H+C No. It is important that you do not enter CHI numbers in the H+C section.

Its correct format is, nnn nnn nnnn, for example 111 111 111. Because the Northern Ireland 'legacy' CHI number has an identical format to the Scottish CHI Number, there is potential for confusion.

The NHS Number, where known, is used in place of the H+C No. when patients moving from England register with a Northern Ireland GP practice:

The equivalent change from England to Northern Ireland is as follows:

Former name - England	Changed to - NI
New format NHS Number	New format H+C Number
Current NHS Number	Current H+C Number
Old format NHS number	No Change
New NHS number	New H+C number
NHS Number	H+C Number
New NHS number	New H+C number
NHS Number	H+C Number
Old NHS number	Old H+C number
New NHS number	New H+C number
NHS Number	H+C Number