Housebound patient coding for COVID spring 2025 campaign
Practices are reminded to review and update the coding of housebound patients ahead of the COVID Spring 2025 vaccination campaign. The accurate recording of housebound status is essential for planning and ensuring eligible patients receive vaccinations.
Key
SNOMED codes for housebound patients:
- Housebound: 138079003, 160689007, 759321000000109
- Temporarily housebound: 276041000000103, 428415003, 276061000000102
- Bed-ridden: 160685001.
For patients who are no longer housebound, update records with:
- No longer housebound: 760671000000104, 760661000000106.
For any queries, contact NHS North West London Immunisation and Vaccination Team nhsnwl.immunisations@nhs.net