# PDS Administrative Gender Change

**URL:** <https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-administrative-gender-change/3234>\
**Category:** Personal Demographics Service (PDS)\
**Tags:** pds, spine\
**Created:** [14 November 2024 08:56 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-administrative-gender-change/3234 "2024-11-14T08:56:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ravi.natarajan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@ravi.natarajan2](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/ravi.natarajan2)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2024 08:56 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-administrative-gender-change/3234/1 "2024-11-14T08:56:55Z")

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Question, would an administrative gender change result in NHS No being superseded or would the existing NHS No be retained ?

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**Author:** ![david.hamill1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f475e1/32.png) [@david.hamill1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/david.hamill1)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2024 14:40 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-administrative-gender-change/3234/2 "2024-11-14T14:40:15Z")

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A change in administrative gender would not necessarily result in the PDS record (and thus its NHS number) being superseded.

For example, if a `PATCH` request is sent to PDS FHIR API with an update to the `gender` field, the record and its NHS number remain otherwise unchanged.

That being said, when a patient goes through gender reassignment, a new PDS record (and thus new NHS number) are created - see [Adoption and gender reassignment processes](https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/help/patient-registrations/adoption-and-gender-reassignment-processes)