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Episode level implementation of theatres-related IP functional areas

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Agreed methodology

Agreed in meeting with @tomjemmett / @yiwen-h / @paulseamer 10/09/2026

  • lookup if procedure code is in theatre times dataset
  • if yes, it probably happened in theatre
  • we allocate this to the functional area groupings relating to theatres
  • use the assumption from the assumptions csv for the procedure time

If a procedure code was not in the theatre times dataset we assume it did not happen in a theatre

We are looking at the procedure codes that happen in each episode. small risk of double counting?

Advantages of switching to episode level: if a patient has different procedures in different episodes we will capture these

This has been implemented in https://github.com/The-Strategy-Unit/nhp_data/pull/284

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Where/how do we record this?

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Start by reviewing nhp_data pull request 284 and the assumptions CSV referenced in the methodology. Identify where the episode-level theatre functional-area method should be recorded in open-plan-docs; done means the implemented approach and its assumptions are documented in an agreed location.

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