Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 291-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many clinical episodes does your Trust record on average each month or over an annual period?
Our response:
On average there are 158 finished inpatient episodes per month.
You asked:
2. What is the size of your clinical coding team?
Our response:
The Trust has no Clinical Coding Team, the service is subcontracted.
You asked:
3. Is the coding team focused on coding clinical episodes within inpatient, outpatient, or A&E (Emergency Care) – or all of the above? Any other settings or niche areas that are coded by this team?
Our response:
Inpatients on discharge
You asked:
4. On average, how many systems do coding teams need to access and review to code a typical episode?
Our response:
One
You asked:
5. What is the average time spent on coding a clinical episode?
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information requested.
You asked:
6. What is the maximum time spent on coding a clinical episode?
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information requested.
You asked:
7. On average, what number or percentage of episodes go uncoded?
Our response:
5%
You asked:
8. On average, what number or percentage of episodes are not coded to sufficient detail?
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information requested.
You asked:
9. What are the main reasons why episodes go uncoded or are not coded to sufficient detail?
Our response:
The Trust does not hold the information requested.
You asked:
10. Who is the budget holder for clinical coding team and/or what is their role?
Our response:
The budget holder for clinical coding is the Head of Clinical Systems, the role supervises the Clinical Systems Team.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.