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Accepted in Part
We recommend that NHS England reviews the way in which it collates data about concussion...
Recommendation
We recommend that NHS England reviews the way in which it collates data about concussion and concussion-related brain injury and ensures that doctors have a full history available to better inform patient treatments.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees in part with the recommendation, stating NHSX will work to improve data quality and reporting by recommending the creation of specific codes for sport-related concussions, using standardised clinical coding for structured data entry.
Paragraph Reference
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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
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