BRIS-151 Response Historic

Improve status, training, and qualifications of clinical coding staff for data accuracy

Recommendation

Systems for clinical audit and for monitoring performance rely on accurate and complete data. Competent staff, trained in clinical coding, and supported in their work are required: the status, training and professional qualifications of clinical coding staff should be improved.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Bristol Heart Inquiry
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
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Themes & Tags
Inconsistent Healthcare Data Infrastructure Quality and safety oversight Staff training and development
Recommendation age 24.9 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates