OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures
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| Field | Value |
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| Description | OPCS-4 is a statistical classification for clinical coding of hospital interventions and procedures undertaken by the NHS. The classification is mandatory for use by health care providers to support various forms of data collections for secondary uses |
| Reference code | DCB0084 |
| Has the standard been published? | Yes |
| Nationally Mandated | Yes |
| Status of standard | Active |
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| Standard type | Data definitions and terminologies |
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| Link to Documentation | https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/publications-and-notifications/standards-and-collections/dcb0084-opcs-classification-of-interventions-and-procedures |
| Contact details | standards.assurance@nhs.net |
| Topic | Reference data |
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| Related standards | * SCCI0021: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (ICD-10) 5th Edition * SCCI0034: SNOMED CT * DCB0160: Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems * DCB0129 Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems |
| Dependencies | No known dependencies |
| Assurance | This standard has been approved by the [Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/data-alliance-partnership-board) and published as an information standard notice (ISN) |
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