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Dear All
We have been working with NHS England to overhaul the H Chapter of OPCS to make them reflect current clinical practice.
This work is part of a widespread review of the current OPCS codes. This process has now led to a consultation of the changes.
The details of which are below. The consultation closes on the 1 August 2025 so please review them and have your say.
In particular, please review those codes relevant to your practice and feedback via the webform (details below if you suggest any further changes). Unless mentioned in the changes document, there will not be changes to the existing codes.
Best wishes
Elaine Burns
Chair, Chair, Research and Audit Committee Chair
On 1 April 2026, the updates to the OPCS-4 Classification of Interventions and Procedures – version 4.11 will be implemented across the NHS.
OPCS-4 is an information standard published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Ref DCB0084). OPCS-4 is updated every 3 years to reflect current NHS clinical practice to support aggregate data for statistical purposes and reimbursement.
As usual practice, the Terminology and Classifications Service at NHS England have produced a draft summary of the core changes between OPCS-4.10 and OPCS-4.11. All users of the classification are invited to review and feedback on these changes.
The draft summary of changes is available for comment using the feedback form on Delen – our collaboration workspace.
Following feedback and subject to approval by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) the OPCS-4.11 Information Standard Notice (ISN) will be published in November 2025 in readiness for NHS implementation on 1 April 2026.
Further information about the OPCS-4 classification and provisional dates for release of OPCS-4.11 products can be found on the OPCS-4 page on Delen.
Please submit your feedback by 1 August 2025.
Kind regards,
Terminology and Classifications Delivery Service
NHS England
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