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Patient Name Input and Display

Display

Multiple Components

A Patient Name with a two-part Family Name 'EVANS WEST, Jonathan (Sir)' and one with a two-part Given Name: 'SMITH, Mary Jane (Mrs)'

NID-0012

The display must allow for the Family Name and Given Name elements to consist of multiple components. Components are constituent parts of the name element that combine with other parts to form the element as a whole

Components have the following features:

  • Family Name components must consist of UPPERCASE alphabetic characters only, for example, SMITH
  • Multiple Family Name components must be separated by a hyphen or a single space
  • Given Name components must display in title case, for example, Nadejda
  • Multiple Given Name components must be separated by a hyphen or a single space

Mandatory