NHS Online Course | Advanced Automation in Clinical Coding

Clinical coding

Thu 24 Sep 2026 09:00-15:20

Online Course, 5 CPD Hours

Take your automation further in clinical coding

Designed for services looking to go beyond the foundations, this advanced online training day will explore 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, will use demonstrations and dummy data to illustrate the thinking, approaches and assurance models behind safe automation. Book your place to gain 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.

Also available: Foundations of Automation in Clinical Coding, July 2026

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Online 5 CPD hours £249+VAT

Deepen your knowledge

5 hours Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn

Take 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 include:

Exploring how coding automation is designed, governed and maintained in a live service
Understanding how extracted data, coding logic and dummy-data demonstrations can be used to illustrate automation design
Assessing what makes a coding scenario suitable for automation
Exploring how outputs can be checked, validated and refined to support safe automation
Supporting safe roll-out, including governance, assurance and oversight
Learning what is involved in maintaining and developing automation over time
Understanding what needs to be in place for automation to progress safely in your service

Live online learning

Developed with convenience in mind

This interactive online workshop will equip you with the technical insight, practical examples and service-focused learning needed to take automation further. Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to:

Connect online with clinical coding peers from across the UK
Take part in guided discussions on automation build, validation, maintenance and roll-out
Ask questions and gain practical guidance from Matthew Garner throughout the day
Follow live demonstrations using dummy data and test scenarios to illustrate concepts and approaches
Leave with clearer next steps for applying learning in your own organisation

This course is available for in-house training

9:00	Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
9:30	Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks Matthew Garner, Senior Information Analyst, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Building automation in clinical coding
9:40	How coding automation is developed in a live service Exploring how automation moves from extracted data to a workable process Understanding the role of structured logic, rules and coding expertise Setting out what will be demonstrated using dummy data and test scenarios
10:10	Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
10:20	Interactive discussion: Identifying what would help your service go further with automation What technical capability or support does your service currently have access to? Which part of the automation build process do you most want to understand better by the end of the day? What would need to be in place for your service to take automation further?
10:40	Feedback from interactive discussion: Identifying what would help your service go further with automation
10:50	Screen break
From extracted data to coding output
11:00	Demonstration: moving from extracted data to automation-ready results Exploring what extracted source data looks like in practice Demonstrating how logic can be written to handle coding scenarios Showing how data is translated into output ready for the RPA process
11:30	Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
11:40	Interactive discussion: Assessing suitable candidates for automation Having seen the demo, what makes a coding scenario a good candidate for automation? Where would coding expertise still need to remain central to the process? What would you now look for in your own service when assessing suitability for automation?
12:00	Feedback from interactive discussion: Assessing suitable candidates for automation
12:10	Lunch break
Strengthening confidence in validation and testing
12:40	Demonstration: validating and refining an automation process Exploring how automation outputs can be tested using dummy data Showing how outputs can be checked, validated and improved in practice Demonstrating how logic can be refined when scenarios do not behave as expected
1:10	Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
1:20	Interactive discussion: Exploring what safe roll-out would require What would help you feel confident that an automated output is reliable? What checks and safeguards would be most important before roll-out? What governance, validation or support would need to be in place before go-live?
1:40	Feedback from interactive discussion: Exploring what safe roll-out would require
1:50	Screen break
Maintaining automation in a live service
2:00	Updating and maintaining coding automation over time Exploring how automation needs to be updated when standards or systems change Understanding what maintenance looks like once automation is live Sharing practical lessons on keeping automation working safely and effectively
2:30	Questions and answers with Matthew Garner
2:40	Interactive discussion: Consolidating your learning: planning for automation roll-out in your service What would need to be in place for your service to move towards roll-out? What technical, coding and governance input would be most important? What realistic next step could your organisation take after today?
3:00	Feedback from interactive discussion: Consolidating your learning: planning for automation roll-out in your service
3:10	Course leader’s closing remarks
3:20	Close of day

Your expert workshop leader:

Matthew Garner

Job Title:

Senior Information Analyst

Organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Biography

Matthew Garner has over 15 years of experience within the NHS, having contributed to a variety of departments, including Medical Records, Patient Access, Endoscopy Scheduling, Clinical Coding, and Business Intelligence and Performance. In his current role as a Senior Information Analyst at Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust, Matthew leverages his strong foundation as a nationally qualified clinical coder to deliver data-driven insights and solutions. Matthew is also an RPA Developer and Solution Designer, leading innovative automation projects, with a primary focus on creating and implementing automated clinical coding solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy. His expertise and dedication to modernizing NHS processes continue to generate groundbreaking approaches that bring substantial benefits.

Pricing Structure

£249+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Pearce for further details.

Stretch your NHS training budget further

To help you maximise your budget, we offer NHS group discounts that can be applied across one or multiple events.

If you’re interested in making a group booking, or in booking both the Foundations and Advanced workshops, please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788 to discuss the best options for your team.

This course is available for in-house training

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 email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

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Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

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Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

This online workshop is designed for teams ready to take the next step with automation in clinical coding, including but not limited to:

Head and Deputy Head of Clinical Coding
Clinical Coding Managers, Service Managers and Team Leads
Senior Clinical Coding Analysts and Clinical Coding Trainers
Clinical Coding Auditors
Digital Transformation Leads

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.

Past attendee feedback

“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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