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 human-readable subset - UK Drug Extension is available.
30 October 2024 6:05 am
A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot is available.
30 October 2024 6:05 am
New releases are available:
30 October 2024 6:04 am
This announcement affects subscribers to the SNOMED CT International Edition item.
SNOMED International included 2 descriptions in the April 2024 release which were longer than 255 characters. The May 2024 release shortened these descriptions to within the current 255-character limit.
Subscribers to items in the SNOMED CT UK Edition category will only see the shortened descriptions in release content. UK users who use the latest 'Snapshot' file of the International Edition will also only see the shortened descriptions.
Read more on Delen.
26 September 2024 9:00 am
We are providing an update to the news posted on Delen in April regarding the proposal from SNOMED International to increase the maximum length of Fully Specified Name and Synonym descriptions from 255 to 4,096 characters.
SNOMED International have provided more information about the proposal. Read the news article on Delen. The deadline for feedback has also been extended to 31 December 2024.
As the UK Member's National Release Centre, NHS England is collating feedback from SNOMED CT users in the UK on behalf of SNOMED International. To provide feedback on this proposal, submit your response by 5pm on Tuesday, 31 December 2024.
Email questions or feedback to information.standards@nhs.net.
23 September 2024 9:00 am
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