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### England

Homelessness and no fixed abode have implications for commissioning under usual place of residence but also for health inequality analysis.
The guidance for [commissioner assignment](https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/commissioner-assignment-method-flow-chart-2024-25-accompanying-guidance-and-reference-tables/) can help understand how data has been entered and what that intention was, for example, postcodes may be from the main site of the provider delivering care.
Although the guidance says to use `ZZ99 3VZ` for `No Fixed Abode` but it may be that the data was added without this knowledge or from before the guidance and is still applicable.
The guidance for [commissioner assignment](https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/commissioner-assignment-method-flow-chart-2024-25-accompanying-guidance-and-reference-tables/).

`Address not known` should be `ZZ99 3WZ`.
Some data may have the postcode from the main site of the provider delivering care instead of an agreed postcode such as `ZZ99 3VZ` for `No Fixed Abode` or `Address not known` should be `ZZ99 3WZ`.

Note that some `ZZ` postcodes will related to unspecified UK country codes:

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- `Scotland` - `ZZ99 1WZ`
- `Northern Ireland` - `ZZ99 2WZ`

The [Data Dictionary](https://v2.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/data_field_notes/p/postcode_of_usual_address_de.asp@shownav=0.html) for Postcode of Usual Address that refers to these postcodes is now archived.

### Scotland

According to [NHS Tayside](https://www.nhstaysidecdn.scot.nhs.uk/NHSTaysideWeb/idcplg?IdcService=GET_SECURE_FILE&dDocName=PROD_315642&Rendition=web&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&noSaveAs=1#) if a person has no fixed address it is classified as `NF1 1AB`.

### Wales

The [Data dictionary](https://www.datadictionary.wales.nhs.uk/index.html#!WordDocuments/postcode.htm) is distinct for NHS Wales.
The [Data dictionary](https://www.datadictionary.wales.nhs.uk/index.html#!WordDocuments/postcode.htm) is distinct for NHS Wales.

## Webinars and datapacks

South East Clinical Delivery and Networks[webinars 2023-2024](https://www.southeastclinicalnetworks.nhs.uk/homelessness-and-rough-sleeping-webinars-2023-24/)

## Networks

FutureNHS [Population Health Academy](https://future.nhs.uk/populationhealth) - requires log on, anyone may join.

> This Academy is for anyone using data and insights to improve health and care, drive collaboration and prioritise prevention through systems, place-based partnerships and integrated neighbourhood teams. Find the most up to date resources, discuss challenges and share best practice.

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