Talk:OPCS-4

Publication title
The published and official title of the classification has been OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures version 4.x since OPCS-4.3. No reference to Office of Population Censuses and Surveys has been made within the title since OPCS-4.2. Within this context, OPCS is used as a pseudo-acronym/orphaned initialism.


 * The OPCS-4 article is about all versions of the standard and doesn't prevlidge the latest version (see WP:RECENTISM). Also you haven't provide secondary source for any of this. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:48, 7 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll have to double check when next in work, but IIRC the only source that states OPCS is an orphaned initialism is the introduction within OPCS-4.6. To maintain stylistic consistency with the likes of the BBC article I've reverted OPCS-4 to the 11 June version until I can provide a reference re use of OPCS as an orphaned initialism. I'd rather that, than a delete tag or vandalism lock be applied. Little pob (talk) 14:56, 11 July 2013 (UTC)


 * With OPCS-4.7 due April, I've come back to this. There seems to be some incompatibilities between WP:AT, WP:ON and WP:RECENTISM with regards to the way to go, hopefully I've got the lead section's balance right? Little pob (talk) 13:56, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Article rewrite
This is one of the first wiki articles I wrote. Coming back with a bit of time to work on it, I can see the following issues/fixes needed. Little pob (talk) 11:15, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * lead section no longer reads smoothly. Needs overhaul, but need to keep in mind WP:ON vs WP:RECENTISM
 * rework "revision cycle" as a history section. The issue here is the most comprehensive source is OPCS-4 itself.
 * rewrite "chapter list" as a Vol I section. - renamed, more work needed.
 * create Vol II section between current chapter list and sup pub sections. - needs expansion though.
 * attempt to locate some 3rd party sources.

Update
I've just tinkered around the edges with some inconsistencies and inaccuracies that annoyed me. Sadly, there is zero chance of removing the 'third-party' template as noone cares about OPCS-4 unless they are working in this area in the NHS :-( The NHS Terminology and Classifications Service like to hide the history of OPCS before 4.2, but it did exist. OPCS-3 was published as a blue hardback, OPCS-4 first appeared in a red ring binder with no index. 4.1 came as photocopied pages to slot in until 4.2 came as the square-bound not-quite foolscap book with the red cover 208.127.199.222 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 07:07, 16 May 2023 (UTC)