CONTACT DETAILS
- General Enquiries about the NHS Data Dictionary:
- The NHS Information Standards Board:
- Hospital Episode Statistics (HES):
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Clinical Coding general enquiries:
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures Fourth Revision Consolidated Version (OPCS-4)
Clinical Terms (The Read Codes)For all general enquiries, contact:
NHS Information Authority Help Desk
Aqueous II
Rocky Lane
Birmingham
B6 5RQ
Direct Telephone Line: 0121 333 0420
Fax: 0121 333 0421Clinical Coding Products:
Contact the NHS Information Authority Help Desk, Direct Telephone Line 0121 333 0420 for:
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Electronic copies of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) Volumes 1, 2 and 3;
- The ICD-10 metadata file and its specification;
- The ICD-10 Codes and Titles (on diskette);
- The ICD-10 Tables of Equivalence (on diskette);
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The Alphabetical Index of Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures (Fourth Revision Consolidated Version (OPCS-4) in hard copy;
- Electronic format of Index and Tabular List of OPCS-4;
- OPCS-4 metadata file and its specification;
- The Clinical Terminology Browser is released every six months (March and September) and distributed on CD-ROM;
- Clinical Terms (The Read Codes) is released to licensees every six months (March and September) as flat ASCII files and distributed on CD-ROM.
Hard copy versions of ICD-10 and the Tabular List of OPCS-4 are available from The Stationery Office (formerly HMSO).
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Electronic copies of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) Volumes 1, 2 and 3;
- NHS Administrative Codes:
- Postcodes:
Data and Information Standards Programme
NHS Information Authority
Aqueous II
Rocky Lane
Birmingham
B6 5RQ
NHS Data Dictionary Feedback Form
Data and Information Standards Programme Website:
Internet: http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/datastandards/pages/ NHSnet:
http://nww.nhsia.nhs.uk/datastandards/pages
The NHS Information Standards Board
Aqueous II
Rocky Lane
Birmingham
B6 5RQ
Internet: http://www.isb.nhs.uk/
NHSnet: http://nww.isb.nhs.uk/
HES Codes, Classifications & Definitions:
Dept SD2HES
Room 430B
Department of Health
Skipton House
80 London Road
London
SE1 6LW
Tel: 020 7972 5563
HES Processing Enquiries:
HES Help Desk
IBM Global Services
Normandy House
Bunnian Place
Basingstoke
Hampshire RG21 7EJ
Tel: 01256 344186
HES information and publications are available from:
Internet: DH Website - HES
The National Administrative Codes Service of the NHS Information Authority:
General enquiries to NACS should be addressed to:
Help Desk
National Administrative Codes Service
NHS Information Authority
Hexagon House
Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
Devon EX2 5SE
nacs@nhsia.nhs.uk
Tel: 01392 251 289
Fax: 01392 687 085
Postcode and Geographic Area Queries
All Fields Postcode Directory
Areas of Residence Classification
NHS Organisation Manual
1991 Frozen Postcode File
Communal Establishment File
Tel: 01329 813243 or 813477
Fax: 01329 813383
e-mail: ons.geography@ons.gov.uk
Internet: http://www.statistics.gov.uk
ONS Geography Customer Services Unit
Office for National Statistics
Segensworth Road
Titchfield
Fareham
Hants
PO15 5RR