OPCS-4 data files
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.
Releases of this item
OPCS-4.10 data files
This release is for use from 1 April 2023 until further notice and contains:
- Codes and Titles in TXT format
- Metadata in TXT format
- Metadata specification in PDF format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XLSX format
- Table of Coding Equivalences specification in PDF format
- Summary of changes from OPCS-4.9 to OPCS-4.10 in PDF format
OPCS-4.10 data files in XML format
This release is for use from 1 April 2023 until further notice and contains:
- Codes and Titles in XML format
- Metadata in XML format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XML format
- XML Schema
OPCS-4.9 data files
This release is for use between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2023, and contains:
- Codes and Titles in TXT format
- Metadata in TXT format
- Metadata specification in PDF format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XLS format
- Table of Coding Equivalences specification in PDF format
- Summary of changes from OPCS-4.8 to OPCS-4.9 in PDF format
OPCS-4.9 data files in XML format
This release is for use between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2023, and contains:
- Codes and Titles in XML format
- Metadata in XML format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XML format
- XML Schema
OPCS-4.8 data files
This release was for use between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2020, and contains:
- Codes and Titles in TXT format
- Metadata in TXT format
- Metadata specification in PDF format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XLS format
- Table of Coding Equivalences specification in PDF format
- Summary of changes from OPCS-4.7 to OPCS-4.8 in PDF format
OPCS-4.8 data files in XML format
This release was for use between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2020, and contains:
- Codes and Titles in XML format
- Metadata in XML format
- Table of Coding Equivalences in XML format
- XML Schema