Clinical Coding Trainer Toolbox
Our Approved Clinical Coding Trainers ensure coders are trained to the necessary standards to the produce accurate coded clinical data. A trainer must be appropriately qualified and have excellent knowledge of classifications and coding standards. He or she must also be able to apply different teaching methods within the training process.
Core curriculum for clinical coding trainers
Trainers should have completed all components of the clinical coder's curriculum. In addition, he or she should have:
- attained Accredited Clinical Coder Status (ACC) by passing the National Clinical Coding Qualification (UK) and have held this status for two years or more
- completed the Clinical Coding Trainer Programme
Clinical coding tools for trainers
The coding tools for trainers are the same as those for clinical coders. For more, take a look at the Clinical Coder's Toolbox. In addition our approved trainers have their own quarterly bulletin giving updates on training materials and essential news on clinical coding training.
Authorised NHS clinical coding trainers that maintain their status receive our national standard course materials for use in delivering training. Our training materials are available to non-NHS trainers at a charge.
Approved Trainers List
The NHS Classifications Service recommend using our approved clinical coding trainers to deliver deliver our authorised training courses to the NHS. Only these trainers using our endorsed training materials can be considered as meeting clinical coding national standards.
Re-Certification for Trainers
You need to think about re-certification if you're an approved trainer and:
- your certificate in Training Delivery Skills was issued over three years ago; and
- your organisation does not employ a certified TAP Assessor who can provide regular monitoring and re-certification.
Re-certification takes just one day, and you will benefit from a review of the delivery skills criteria, and receive written and verbal feedback on your delivery skills.
More information about re-certification
For further information, and to book a place on a re-certification day, contact the Training Foundation on 024 7641 1288 or email info@trainingfoundation.com.
By attending the Training Foundation for re-certification you will be able to experience other trainers' delivery sessions.
Alternatively, NHS based trainers can contact the NHS Classifications Service qualified TAP Assessor who can undertake Re-Certification. The certificate will still be issued by the Training Foundation for a Certificate Renewal Fee of £25 + VAT. For further information, contact datastandards@nhs.net.
When you've completed re-certification
After you've completed a Re-certification Day through the training foundation, please let us know via datastandards@nhs.net so we can keep our trainer list up-to-date.
Apprentice trainers wishing to be promoted to Experienced Approved Trainer status to be provided with access to the full range of our national clinical coding training materials should email datastandards@nhs.net to arrange a training assessment.
Further tools
Below are links to other relevant external websites.
- The Training Foundation.
- Health Informatics careers in the NHS.
- Fraud Act 2006
- UK Council for Health Informatics Professionals (UKCHIP).
- Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST).
- Institute of Health Record and Information Management (IHRIM).
Supporting information
- Data Protection Act 1988.
- The implications of financial reforms in the NHS (including Payment by Results using Healthcare Resource Groups). Read more about Healthcare Resource Groups.
- Information Governance Toolbox.
- NHS Data Dictionary.
- Information about SNOMED-CT.