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Accepted in Part
Doctors may not be able to rely on patients to remember previous concussions or head...
Recommendation
Doctors may not be able to rely on patients to remember previous concussions or head traumas, especially if these happened at different times playing different sports. They must instead be able to rely on robust information that should be collated on a patient’s records.
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation, stating NHSX will work to create standardized codes for sport-related concussion using SNOMED CT13 to improve data quality in patient records. It also notes the Emergency Care Data Set and Shared Care Record programme will enhance data collection and sharing.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The Government agrees in part with this recommendation. NHSX will continue to work with NHS England, NHS Improvement and NHS Digital to improve data quality and reporting by recommending the creation of codes for concussion resulting from sport. The adoption of standardised clinical coding with SNOMED CT13 allows staff to enter concussion and concussion-related brain injuries as structured data into a patient’s record. Reliably collating this information at a national level is dependent on a number of factors including patient consent to data sharing and the entering of accurate coded information by staff. The Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) is also expected to improve data collection related to head injuries. The Summary Care Record currently allows the sharing of key information from the GP care record and NHS Trusts to other authorised staff – including coded medical diagnoses. The NHSX Shared Care Record programme is building on this by allowing a more dynamic flow of information between partners in a local health and care system – creating a single complete picture of the individual patient to help inform treatments.
Source
Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Inquiry
Concussion in sport
Report
Third Report - Concussion in sport
22 Jul 2021
HC 46
Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.0 yrs
Report published
22 Jul 2021