Format/length:	an3
HES item:	HRGNHS
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
The National Schedule of Reference Costs, developed by the Department of Health, uses Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) as the basis for costing inpatient and daycase services.

Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) for Admitted Patient Care are derived from existing CDS data items.

HRGs for Out-Patient Attendances are directly assigned and cannot be derived from the Out-Patient Attendance CDS data items.

HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODES identify the HRGs.

DSCN 08/2000 includes HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODES in the core CDS to standardise the handling of this data item within the CDS, the NHS CDS EDIFACT message and the NWCS database. It is mandatory from 01/10/2001.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODES