Coding and Tariffs
Dr Martin Allen is the BTS lead for matters relating to the coding of respiratory care. He is also the national respiratory lead for GIRFT - Getting it Right First Time. His guide to changes in tariffs and the coding of respiratory health care for 2019-20 is available for download.
The new 2022/23 National Tariff Payment System came into effect on 1 April 2022; a link to the relevant documentation is available below.
Downloads
- Respiratory coding and tariff update 2019/20 The 2019/20 update contains a brief background to coding, discussion around the tariff issues for respiratory medicine, and concludes with a section on large scale changes introduced this year.
- Respiratory coding and tariff update 2017/18 A useful background to the revision of Respiratory Healthcare Resource Groups as well as practice advice on coding respiratory activity.
Links
- NHS 2022/23 National Tariff Payment System
- National tariff payment system
- Health Resource Groups (HRGs)
- Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Respiratory Disease This was produced by RightCare in partnership with a number of organisations and reveals the extent of variation in clinical activity and outcomes for people with respiratory disease.
- INHALE View the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities's online tool that shows data from a range of sources about respiratory disease
- NHS England Specialised Commissioning
- NHS Scotland
- RCP London - Clinical Projects