Office of Population Censuses and Survey Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures, 4th revision (OPCS-4) is the classification used of surgical procedures and is used in defining the appropriate HRG. See here.
open book negotiation may be a required part of the tendering or procurement process, by which providers may be expected to fully disclose paperwork, calculations and agreed variations.
For the NHS in England is produced annually to give NHS organisations the Department of Health's priorities and planning guidance. See the DH website. and the IMPRESS guide.
See here. This is analysis commissioned by the NHS Institute to demonstrate the potential for “shift” in services out of hospital either by avoiding an admission, or by facilitating earlier discharge. You can select the data by PCT or SHA.
is a way of providing oxygen to people at home who need it on a long term basis because they have a low oxygen level (LTOT). It is an electrically powered machine that extracts oxygen from the air and delivers it by plastic tubing to nasal cannulae (plastic prongs that fit into each nostril) or a face mask.
The last printed version (please note the online version is more up to date) of the IMPRESS NHS Jargon Buster (pdf) is available to download here
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