> Steven,
>
> I don't think that there is any systematic way that the NHS validates the
> quality of clinical coding in England or Wales. However, I believe that
> Scotland have a slightly different system using their equivalent, the
> Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR). I understand that they validate a 10%
> sample of records. You can contact the Scottish Office directly about this
> or they may have a web-site.
The relevant contact is the Information and Statistics Division of
the NHS in Scotland 0131 552 6255.
Bruce Guthrie,
MRC Training Fellow in Health Services Research,
Department of General Practice,
University of Edinburgh,
20 West Richmond Street,
Edinburgh EH8 9DX
Tel 0131 650 9237
e-mail [log in to unmask]
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