FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03537
- Request Date
- January 27, 2020
- Subject
- Clinical Coding Services
- Description
1). How many staff do you have in your clinical coding department?
2). How many vacancies do you currently have in your clinical coding department?
3). Do you have any 3rd party’s providing you with clinical coding service?
a. If yes, which external organisations (3rd parties or other NHS) provide you with clinical coding services?
b. When did you start these contracts, how long are they for and what procurement framework did you use?
4). How much did the Trust spend last year on bank staff for clinical coding?
5). How much did the Trust spend on consultancy relating to clinical coding last year?
- Response
1). I can confirm our Trust has 25 staff in clinical coding.
2). Our Trust currently has 2 vacancies in the clinical coding department.
3). a. Our Trust works as part of the Lancashire Coding Collaborative with several other north west trusts sharing training and audit, but we are not “employing” any 3rd party organisations.
b. N/A
4). £0.00
5). £0.00