Born outside the UK

PH3315 / 8311

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/born-outside-the-uk
    Version ID
    0637ca14
    Coding System
    SNOMED CT codes
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    This is a codelist of all SNOMED CT codes indicating a country of birth that is not the UK or its devolved nations (Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey or Guernsey), which will be used to create a cohort of potential migrants within the OpenSAFELY platform.

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    Search strategy This codelist was created by searching for "born in" any country that is not a UK country or Crown Dependency.

    Review The codelist was discussed with two GPs who have experience of caring for migrant patients.

    Codelist updates made following peer-review

    • Removed codes related to being born in British Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey).

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/born-outside-the-uk/0637ca14

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3315/version/8311/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3315',
     version_id=8311
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3315',
     version_id=8311
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3315/version/8311/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3315',
     version_id=8311
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3315',
     version_id=8311
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    8312 Born outside the UK ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:10
    Born outside the UK ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:10
    8310 Born outside the UK ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:10
    8309 Born outside the UK ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:10