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News and release notices
SNOMED CT human-readable subset - UK Drug Extension
A new release of item SNOMED CT human-readable subset - UK Drug Extension is available.
SNOMED CT UK Query Table and History Substitution Table
A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Query Table and History Substitution Table is available.
UK Drug bonus files
A new release of item UK Drug bonus files is available.
SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot
A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot is available.
SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2
New releases are available:
Addition of Trade Family and Trade Family Group to dm+d
As of Monday 6 July 2026, NHSBSA maintains and supports the Trade Family and Trade Family Group concept classes within the dm+d supplementary extract files.
NHSBSA dm+d supplementary release 7.0.0 is the first to include Trade Family and Trade Family Group data.
The NHS dm+d browser and the NHS England Terminology Server now include Trade Family and Trade Family Group data.
NHS England dm+d Refset data includes Trade Family and Trade Family Group data from Monday 6 July 2026.
Historical inactive Trade Family and Trade Family Group data created within the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension before this data was introduced to dm+d in July 2026 has not been migrated into dm+d. The first dm+d release containing the data establishes the baseline for future maintenance and publication of the data. If you need information on Trade Family and Trade Family Group data inactivated before July 2026, refer to the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension releases.
At launch, Trade Family and Trade Family Group data is current up to and including 26 June 2026. During the initial implementation period, Trade Family and Trade Family Group data will not be refreshed on the same weekly schedule as the core dm+d release. As a result, newly created or updated AMPs may not immediately reflect the latest Trade Family or Trade Family Group assignments.
This is the first publication of Trade Family and Trade Family Group data within dm+d. The data is live and available for use, but will continue to be reviewed as part of routine maintenance.
Email any issues with the data, questions or feedback to dmdenquiries@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.
SNOMED CT International Edition
A new release of item SNOMED CT International Edition is available.
Primary Care Domain reference sets
A new release of item Primary Care Domain reference sets is available.
ODS XML Organisation Data
A new release of item ODS XML Organisation Data is available.
Increasing SNOMED International description length limits
Following the Delen news article on the proposal to increase description length limits, SNOMED International has published the descriptions that will be increased beyond the previous 255-character limit in the August 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition, under item 29 here:
2026 Early Visibility Release Notifications
These descriptions will first appear in the SNOMED CT UK Edition release 43.0.0, due for publication on 30 September 2026 (see the 2026-2027 Release Schedule: SNOMED CT UK Edition page on Delen), as that release will include data from the August 2026 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Email support.digitalservices@nhs.net with any questions.
Lung Cancer Screening Data Set (LCSDS) - XML format
A new release of item Lung Cancer Screening Data Set (LCSDS) - XML format is available.
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