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Freedom of Information request 072-2023

Response published: 3 January 2025

FOI Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act, to confirm if you hold and are able to share the following information. Clinical Coding • Please can you share a copy of your Clinical Coding policy if you hold this information? • Please can you share if you hold any Standard Operating Procedures, Guidance, process guides for the clinical coding function? Data Quality • Please can you share a copy of your Data Quality policy if you hold this information? • Please can you share if you hold any Standard operating Procedures, Guidance of process guides for staff working in the Data Quality Function?

FOI Response

Thank you for your FOI request and apologies for the delay sending a response to you.

Please see below our responses.

Please can you share a copy of your Clinical Coding policy if you hold this information?
There is no Clinical Coding Policy held at GCS. Clinical Coding is carried out by accredited clinical coders following the national clinical coding standards set by NHS England.

Please can you share if you hold any Standard Operating Procedures, Guidance, process guides for the clinical coding function?
Clinical coding is carried out by our partner CHKS Ltd, and as such, their Standard Operating Procedures, Guidance, and process guides for the clinical coding function are commercially sensitive.

Please can you share a copy of your Data Quality policy if you hold this information?
Please can you share if you hold any Standard operating Procedures, Guidance of process guides for staff working in the Data Quality Function?

We do not have a separate Data Quality function.