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New releases and announcements

NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data

A new release of item NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data is available.


23 March 2023 6:00 am

Unified Test List

A new release of item Unified Test List is available.


22 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT UK Data Migration Workbench

A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Data Migration Workbench is available.


22 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT human-readable subsets

New releases of SNOMED CT human-readable subset items are available:

  • SNOMED CT human-readable subset - UK Clinical Extension
  • SNOMED CT human-readable subset - UK Drug Extension

22 March 2023 6:00 am

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.


22 March 2023 6:00 am

UK Drug bonus files

A new release of item UK Drug bonus files is available.


22 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot

A new release of item SNOMED CT UK Monolith Edition, RF2: Snapshot is available.


22 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2

New releases of ‘SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2’ items are available:

  • SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2: Delta
  • SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension, RF2: Full, Snapshot & Delta

22 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition, RF2

New releases of ‘SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition, RF2’ items are available:

  • SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition, RF2: Delta
  • SNOMED CT UK Clinical Edition, RF2: Full, Snapshot & Delta

22 March 2023 6:00 am

NHSBSA dm+d

New releases of NHSBSA dm+d items are available:

  • NHSBSA dm+d
  • NHSBSA dm+d supplementary

20 March 2023 6:00 am

NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data

A new release of item NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data is available.


16 March 2023 6:00 am

NHSBSA dm+d

New releases of NHSBSA dm+d items are available:

  • NHSBSA dm+d
  • NHSBSA dm+d supplementary

13 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT speciality reference sets

A new release of item SNOMED CT speciality reference sets is available.


10 March 2023 8:29 am

NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data

A new release of item NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data is available.


9 March 2023 6:00 am

Emergency Care Data Set XML Schema

A new release of item Emergency Care Data Set XML Schema is available.


6 March 2023 1:30 pm

NHSBSA dm+d

New releases of NHSBSA dm+d items are available:

  • NHSBSA dm+d
  • NHSBSA dm+d supplementary

6 March 2023 6:00 am

SNOMED CT International

A new release of item SNOMED CT International is available.


2 March 2023 9:10 am

NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data

A new release of item NHS ODS weekly prescribing-related data is available.


2 March 2023 6:00 am

NHSBSA dm+d

New releases of NHSBSA dm+d items are available:

  • NHSBSA dm+d
  • NHSBSA dm+d supplementary

27 February 2023 6:00 am

ODS XML Organisation Data

A new release of item ODS XML Organisation Data is available.


24 February 2023 8:48 am

Organisation Reference Data

A new release of item Organisation Reference Data is available.


24 February 2023 8:04 am

New item: Emergency Care Data Set XML Schema

New item Emergency Care Data Set XML Schema is available in category NHS Data Model and Dictionary XML Schemas.

The Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) collects information about why people attend Emergency Care Services and the treatment they receive.

The ECDS is a Commissioning Data Set. Find previous releases under item Commissioning Data Set XML Schema.


20 January 2023 11:50 am

NHSBSA dm+d changes – January and February 2023

From 16 January 2023 releases of item NHSBSA dm+d include the dm+d historical codes as an XML file to help you find medications that have had their code changed more than once.

Planned changes to:

  • update current dm+d VTM content to link to 'contains only' medicinal product concepts in SNOMED International edition
  • shift to use of UK extension IDs for all VMP concepts in both dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension

have been published on the Changes to digital terminologies page of the NHS Digital website.

Email questions or feedback to nhsdigital.ukmeds@nhs.net.


18 January 2023 3:57 pm

Webinar explaining the 2023 NHSBSA dm+d changes

Watch the 23-minute webinar Enhancing dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension: guidance for NHS Trusts – December 2022 on the UK Medicines Terminology Futures page of the NHS Digital website. The webinar explains the changes, why they are being made, the impact on users of dm+d and when the changes will take place.

View details of the planned changes to dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension digital terminologies and the delivery timeline on the Changes to digital terminologies page. The proposed timescales are subject to change, so check this page regularly for updates.

The dm+d historic file is still planned for delivery on 16 January 2023 as an additional file within the weekly dm+d release.

Email questions or feedback to nhsdigital.ukmeds@nhs.net.


11 January 2023 3:47 pm

Changes to NHSBSA dm+d and the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension in 2023

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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