get_checksum {nhsnumber} | R Documentation |
NHS numbers are 10 digit numbers where the 10th digit is a checksum. This function takes the 9 core digits of the NHS number and calculates the checksums.
get_checksum(nhs_number, full_output = FALSE)
nhs_number |
A 9 digit NHS numbers to validate |
full_output |
Boolean that controls display of warning messages |
This function has been created using information from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_number and various NHS sources
Checksum or the complete NHS number including the checksum.
get_checksum(123456788)
get_checksum(123456788, full_output = TRUE)