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Tuesday 22 October 2024
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_7972

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7972

Date Request Received: 31/05/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 24/06/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Clinical Coding

Request Category: Companies

 
Question Number 1:
How many WTE clinical coders are employed by the Trust?
 
Answer To Question 1:
12.15 WTE contracted not including Head of Coding.
 
Question Number 2:
Who is responsible for the clinical coding Team? (i.e Who is the Clinical Coding Manager)
 
Answer To Question 2:
Health Records and Clinical Coding Manager
 
Question Number 3:
How many NHS England approved auditors do you have?
 
Answer To Question 3:
0
 
Question Number 4:
How many NHS England approved trainers do you have?
 
Answer To Question 4:
0
 
Question Number 5:
What encoder software is used by the clinical coding team?
 
Answer To Question 5:
3M Medicode 360
 
Question Number 6:
What directorate does clinical coding sit under?
 
Answer To Question 6:
Corporate Directorate
 
Question Number 7:
What does the Trust spend on external coding support per year on:

a) contractors

b) other outsourced coding support

c) coding training

d) coding audit
 
Answer To Question 7:
a) contractors - varies depending on demand

b) other outsourced coding support - varies depending on demand

c) coding training - Approx $5k

d) coding audit - £14,154
 
Question Number 8:
What is the current coding backlog in FCEs?
 
Answer To Question 8:
8407
 
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