NHS Digital is responsible for the UK management of SNOMED CT, the Read Codes and other products to support the implementation of terminology, including tools and derivative products.
NHS Digital maintains the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) in partnership with the NHS Business Service Authority.
As part of the national strategy to move to a single terminology across health and care, NHS Digital is in the process of withdrawing the Read Codes. The Standardisation Committee for Care gave notice in December 2014 of this planned withdrawal. Read more on the retirement of Read Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3.
A new release of item SNOMED CT speciality reference sets is available.
22 May 2023 4:48 pm
A new release of item SNOMED CT human-readable subset - UK Drug Extension is available.
17 May 2023 6:05 am
A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot is available.
17 May 2023 6:05 am
New releases of ‘SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2’ items are available:
17 May 2023 6:05 am
To improve alignment of NHSBSA dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension content and release cycles, changes will be made to both terminologies in 2023.
Read more on the UK Medicines Terminology Futures pages on the NHS Digital website. Proposed timescales are subject to change, so visit these pages regularly for updates.
Email questions or feedback to nhsdigital.ukmeds@nhs.net.
20 December 2022 10:21 am
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