get_checksum {nhsnumber}

Calculates NHS number checksums

Description

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.

Usage

get_checksum(nhs_number, full_output = FALSE)

Arguments

nhs_number

A 9 digit NHS numbers to validate

full_output

Boolean that controls display of warning messages

Details

This function has been created using information from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_number and various NHS sources

Value

Checksum or the complete NHS number including the checksum.

Examples

get_checksum(123456788)
get_checksum(123456788, full_output = TRUE)