NHS Classifications OPCS-4
NHS England is responsible for the publication and maintenance of the NHS Information Standards ICD and OPCS-4 on behalf of the United Kingdom, as well as other products to support the implementation of these clinical classifications and derivative products.
The NHS England Terminology and Classifications Delivery Service sets the national clinical coding standards for these classifications in England and is the definitive source for these standards and guidance.
See DCB0084: OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures for the Information Standards Notice for OPCS-4, which is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Read more about the OPCS-4 classification on Delen.
Email questions or feedback to information.standards@nhs.net.
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Global Trade Item Number to OPCS-4 code cross reference file
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Global Trade Item Number to OPCS-4 code cross reference file
The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to OPCS-4 code cross reference file has a GTIN for every OPCS-4 code.
Releases of this item contain the data file and guidance on the creation and management of GTINs for OPCS-4.
OPCS-4 data files
Releases of this item contain these TXT- and XML-format files:
- Codes and Titles
- Metadata and specification
- Tables of Coding Equivalences and specification
- Summary of Changes report
to support OPCS-4 implementation.
The files are designed for NHS information departments and NHS system suppliers to upload into patient administration systems, and to help data analysts with the comparison of data collected using the current and previous versions of OPCS-4.
The files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.
Find implementation guidance and other OPCS-4 resources on the OPCS-4 pages on Delen.
The Information Standards Notice describes the mandate for NHS and NHS supplier implementation.
Email questions or feedback to information.standards@nhs.net.