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A complete UK Edition of SNOMED CT comprises the most recent:
The UK Edition of SNOMED CT is only published in Release Format Two (RF2).
The UK Clinical Edition contains the International Release and the UK SNOMED CT Clinical Extension of SNOMED CT only.
Each release contains release notes which describe the new and changed items in the release.
Products from the UK Terminology Centre (UKTC) have one of these statuses:
These statuses are explained in the IReS Terminology Product Development Lifecycle (external PDF) document.
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SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition in release format 2; all release types.
Six-monthly releases of the UK Clinical Extension and the International Release. Each release also includes refsets, cross-maps and added-value files. All three RF2 release types of Full, Snapshot and Delta are included.
Find SNOMED CT UK Clinical Extension release documentation and SNOMED CT UK Edition product information on Delen.
Status: Supported Product
SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition in release format 2, release type Delta only.
Six-monthly releases of the UK Clinical Extension and the International Release. Each release also includes refsets, cross-maps and added-value files. Release type Delta provides just the changes between this and the last release, including any new components.
Find SNOMED CT UK Clinical Extension release documentation and SNOMED CT UK Edition product information on Delen.
Status: Supported Product
Retired cross-map RF2 files, Full release type only.
There is a release per retired cross-map containing the extended map reference set release file and associated documentation.
The data contained within the releases are for reporting or data warehousing - the maps should not be used for live data processing. Active cross-maps can be found in the main Clinical Edition RF2 releases.
Status: Supported Product
SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension in release format 2, all release types.
All three RF2 release types of Full, Snapshot and Delta, drug-only refsets and added-value files are included in each release. These releases do NOT include the UK Clinical Extension or International Release.
Releases are four-weekly with an additional twice-yearly interim release available synchronous to the six-monthly UK Clinical Edition.
Find SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension release documentation and SNOMED CT UK Edition product information on Delen.
Status: Supported Product
SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension in release format 2, release type Delta only.
RF2 release type Delta, drug-only refsets and added-value files are included in each release. These releases do NOT include the UK Clinical Extension or International Release.
Releases are four-weekly with an additional twice-yearly interim release available synchronous to the six-monthly UK Clinical Edition.
Find SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension release documentation and SNOMED CT UK Edition product information on Delen.
Status: Supported Product
Releases of new or changed terminology or classification products, or their derivatives, in draft, beta, preview and proof-of-concept form.
Materials made available here are only for evaluation and may never transition to production versions.
This area is used to give implementors and suppliers early sight of changes and developments.
Status: Technology Preview