SCIMP Codes

SCIMP ‘Significant’ 800 Read codes

The first SCIMP 800 list was produced in 2001. It was modified in 2006 to comply with changes to the GMS Contract and to incorporate other coding formularies in use e g. the OSCAR* project run in West Lothian. This was updated to Version 4 in January 2009 with further small changes highlighted in red and detailed in the Changes document below.

The code list is not currently being maintained, but is kept here for interest.  Other projects are now progressing this by investigating more comprehensive ‘inclusion’ lists for various summary purposes.

SCIMP Recommended Read Codes v4.0

Arranged alphabetically by Read Term

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Arranged in Read Code Order

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Codes which were relevant for the Contract are indicated by a ‘C’. However not all contract codes are included.

For changes from V3 to V4 of the SCIMP list click here

SCIMP Summarising & Coding advice (in conjunction with the OSCAR* project)

*The OSCAR Project was set up in 2002 in West Lothian and has successfully supported participating practices in developing electronic summaries and disease register.

The original SCIMP 800 list was updated and amalgamated with OSCAR (Optimal Summarising Coding and Accurate Records).