The National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure (NICIP) code set is available from the Technology Reference data Update Distribution service (TRUD). Please register on the TRUD site for access and select UKTC SNOMED from the side menu.

The NICIP code set can be obtained electronically by registering there online. All supporting documentation is available from this page and also from the TRUD service.

It is recommended that the viewer reads the covering note below first as this summarises the main changes since the previous version.

• April 2012 Interim NICIP Code Set covering note (PDF, 73.6kB)  
• Implementation Guidance for the Interim National Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set (PDF, 282.1kB)
• Interim Clinical Imaging Procedures Editorial principles (PDF, 640.7kB)
• National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure FAQs, also available as NICIP FAQ (PDF, 90.2kB)  
• Guidance for the NICIP-OPCS Mapping Table (PDF, 197.3kB)

Background

On 26 January 2007 a set of procedure codes and descriptions for use in the representation of Clinical Imaging Procedures was released by NHS Connecting for Health.

This effort was the result of several years of informal development and a further 2 years under the direct management of NHS Connecting for Health Data Standards and Products Service.

The work has been overseen and endorsed by a management group consisting of key stakeholders including the following:

• Royal College of Radiologists
  • including numerous RCR special interest groups
• British Nuclear Medicine Society
• British Medical Association
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Society of Radiographers
• Department of Health
• NHS Connecting for Health
  • Regional NHS representatives
  • System suppliers
• Representatives of home countries