Taking automation further in clinical coding
Gaining a clearer understanding of what good looks like, what questions to ask internally, and what would need to be in place for automation to progress safely in your own service
Designed for services looking to go beyond the foundations, this advanced online training day explored how coding automation is designed, governed and maintained in practice. Drawing on live NHS experience, Matthew Garner, Senior Information Analyst at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, used demonstrations and dummy data to illustrate the thinking, approaches and assurance models behind safe automation.
5 hours Continuing Professional Development
Attendees took part in this online workshop to develop a more technical understanding of how automation works in clinical coding, from extracted data and coding logic through to testing, refinement and roll-out. Key learning outcomes included:
Developed with convenience in mind
This interactive online workshop equipped you with the technical insight, practical examples and service-focused learning needed to take automation further. Throughout the day, the participants had the opportunity to:
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please contact:
| 9:00 |
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
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| 9:30 |
Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks
Matthew Garner, Senior Information Analyst, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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| Building automation in clinical coding | |
| 9:40 |
How coding automation is developed in a live service
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| 10:10 |
Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
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| 10:20 |
Interactive discussion: Identifying what would help your service go further with automation
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| 10:40 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Identifying what would help your service go further with automation
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| 10:50 |
Screen break
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| From extracted data to coding output | |
| 11:00 |
Demonstration: moving from extracted data to automation-ready results
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| 11:30 |
Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
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| 11:40 |
Interactive discussion: Assessing suitable candidates for automation
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| 12:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Assessing suitable candidates for automation
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| 12:10 |
Lunch break
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| Strengthening confidence in validation and testing | |
| 12:40 |
Demonstration: validating and refining an automation process
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| 1:10 |
Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
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| 1:20 |
Interactive discussion: Exploring what safe roll-out would require
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| 1:40 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Exploring what safe roll-out would require
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| 1:50 |
Screen break
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| Maintaining automation in a live service | |
| 2:00 |
Updating and maintaining coding automation over time
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| 2:30 |
Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
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| 2:40 |
Interactive discussion: Consolidating your learning: planning for automation roll-out in your service
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| 3:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Consolidating your learning: planning for automation roll-out in your service
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| 3:10 |
Course leader’s closing remarks
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| 3:20 |
Close of day
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Matthew brings real-world NHS experience of using automation in clinical coding, with practical insight into how automation can be introduced safely in a live service, then validated, refined and maintained over time. For teams ready to go beyond the foundations, this workshop offers a more technical and demonstration-led exploration of what good looks like, what questions to ask internally, and what needs to be in place for automation to progress safely in practice.
Senior Information Analyst
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This online workshop was designed for teams ready to take the next step with automation in clinical coding, including but not limited to:
If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
This workshop was developed around the practical questions facing clinical coding teams as they move from exploring automation to understanding how it is built, tested and maintained. Across our previous clinical coding events, delegates have consistently valued informative content, relevant discussion and the opportunity to learn from peers facing similar challenges. Hear how previous attendees have benefitted from shared learning, real-world experience and practical takeaways:
“Matthew's enthusiasm is infectious - really knowledgeable and so eager to share this knowledge which is a rarity these days!”
Automation Masterclass for Clinical Coders, November, 2025
“Matthew is very passionate about the topic and that is evident in the way he speaks about it. He is very engaging”
Automation Masterclass for Clinical Coders, November, 2025
“This event was incredibly valuable. I gained and shares insights to potential innovations to support our profession and found reassurance that my counterparts are in the same situation and facing the same challenges”
National Clinical Coding Roadmap, April, 2025
“Great to network and interesting to hear what other Trusts are doing in terms of automated coding/AI”
National Clinical Coding Roadmap, April, 2025
“Matthew’s presentation was excellent and very informative”
National Clinical Coding Roadmap, April, 2025
“Informative, interesting, addressing a lot of contemporary issues and a great chance to talk to others”
Clinical Coding Roadmap 2024, June, 2024
“It’s been a very useful and informative day and taken lots of information away to use within our Trust services”
Clinical Coding Roadmap 2024, June, 2024
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