Field: Medical Condition (ICD)

Description

ICD Group refers to the World Health Organisations' International Classification of Diseases (2010) Condition Groups. In DWP statistics, these are sometimes referred to as medical conditions.

For reporting purposes, the conditions as recorded on the Employment Support Allowance Benefit system have been mapped to reflect as closely as possible the appropriate ICD10 code.

Conditions are based on evidence provided at the start of the claim, this in itself does not confer entitlement to Employment and Support Allowance and may not represent a claimant's most recent medical condition.

Where someone has more than one diagnosis or disabling condition, only the predominant one is reported on in these statistics.

Classification

Applicable to: all claimants.

• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
• Neoplasms
• Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
• Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
• Mental and behavioural disorders
• Diseases of the nervous system
• Diseases of the eye and adnexa
• Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
• Diseases of the circulatory system
• Diseases of the respiratory system
• Diseases of the digestive system
• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous system
• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
• Diseases of the genitourinary system
• Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
• Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
• Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
• Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
• External causes of morbidity and mortality
• Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
• Code for special purposes
• Unknown or claimants without diagnosis on the system

Total number of categories: 23

Quality Statement

In support of the claim, a fit note and GP's address and phone number must be supplied by the claimant.

The medical condition reported in the data is drawn from the fit notes supplied in the Assessment Phase and is transcribed from these by a benefit administrator. Errors can occur in the recording of the condition (both initially and in inputting onto the computer system).

DWP have recently improved the methodology for the publication of high level medical condition/ICD codes for ESA. Improvements have been made to the way administrative codes are mapped to the ICD framework. The improved methodology maps some ICD codes to a new high-level grouping called 'Codes for special purposes'. For further information see methodology.

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