SNOMED CT
SNOMED CT® is the clinical terminology approved as an Information Standard.
Description
SNOMED CT ® is the clinical terminology approved as an Information Standard.
Requirements for utilising SNOMED CT ® are stated within the National Information Board document " A Framework for Action" and SNOMED CT ® can be downloaded from Technology Reference Data Update Distribution (TRUD).
SNOMED CT ® provides the clinical language that facilitates electronic communication between healthcare professionals in clear and unambiguous terms, and can be used to code, retrieve and analyse clinical data.
SNOMED CT ® is comprehensive and provides clinical terms for all healthcare professions. Applications often use subsets of SNOMED CT ®, known as SNOMED CT Refsets, that have been developed to support specific requirements. The NHS Data Model and Dictionary references SNOMED CT Refsets to support data reporting for specific data items.
SNOMED CT ® has been distributed in Release Format 2 (RF2) since 1 April 2018. SNOMED CT ® contains SNOMED CT Refsets referenced by refset ID, which are listed in the Data Dictionary for Care (DD4C).
SNOMED CT ® is managed and maintained internationally by SNOMED International and in the UK by NHS Digital.
National and International arrangements have been established to ensure there is adequate and relevant governance of SNOMED CT ®, to ensure it meets the needs of healthcare in the respective jurisdictions.
Note: previous versions of SNOMED (including SNOMED RT and SNOMED 3) ceased to be licensed after April 2017 other than for historical content.
Mapping tables and guidance to enable historical data previously captured using a previous version of SNOMED, can be found on the Technology Reference Data Update Distribution (TRUD) at: SNOMED Antecedent Versions Data Migration.
For:
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Further information on SNOMED CT ®, see the NHS Digital website at: SNOMED CT
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An initial introduction to SNOMED CT ®, see the SNOMED CT Starter Guide
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Those needing more comprehensive documentation, see the Technical Implementation Guide.
Also Known As
This Supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Full name | Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SUPPORT CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION CONTACT METHOD CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL REQUIRED CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION FORMAT CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ACCOMMODATION STATUS (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | AIDS DEFINING ILLNESS CODE ADULT (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY DRUG (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FINDING (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | CHLAMYDIA TEST RESULT (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | CODED ASSESSMENT TOOL TYPE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | CODED FINDING (CODED CLINICAL ENTRY) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | CODED OBSERVATION (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | CODED SITUATION (CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | COMORBIDITY (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Supporting Information | Clinical Coding Introduction | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT ON ADMISSION TO NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT ON NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE DAILY CARE DATE) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT RECORDED ON DISCHARGE FROM NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | DIAGNOSIS SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | DRUG NAME (HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DRUG) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ACUITY (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ARRIVAL MODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANCE SOURCE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE CHIEF COMPLAINT (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DIAGNOSIS QUALIFIER (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE DESTINATION (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE FOLLOW UP (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE INFORMATION GIVEN (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE DISCHARGE STATUS (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY ACTIVITY STATUS (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY ACTIVITY TYPE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY ALCOHOL OR DRUG INVOLVEMENT (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY INTENT (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE INJURY MECHANISM (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE PLACE OF INJURY (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | EMERGENCY CARE PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | FINDING SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | FINDING SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | FORMULA MILK OR MILK FORTIFIER TYPE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DEVICE CODE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DRUG CODE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | IMAGING CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | IMAGING CODE (SNOMED-CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | INTERPRETER LANGUAGE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MEDICATION GIVEN DURING LABOUR (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MEDICATION GIVEN DURING NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE DAILY CARE DATE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | MENTAL HEALTH ACT LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED CANCER TRANSFORMATION ORIGINAL) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED CANCER TRANSFORMATION) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED DIAGNOSIS) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED PATHOLOGY) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | NEONATAL RESUSCITATION DRUG (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | NEWBORN BLOOD SPOT TEST OUTCOME STATUS | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Supporting Information | NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Supporting Information | National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Set | National Neonatal Data Set - Episodic and Daily Care | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Set | National Neonatal Data Set - Two Year Neonatal Outcomes Assessment | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | OBSERVATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | OBSERVATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | OCCUPATION MOTHER (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Class | PATIENT DIAGNOSIS | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | PERSON STATED SEXUAL ORIENTATION CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PREFERRED SPOKEN LANGUAGE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PRIMARY PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT ON NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE DAILY CARE DATE) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT RECORDED ON DISCHARGE FROM NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | PROCEDURE SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | REFERRED TO SERVICE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | RELIGIOUS OR OTHER BELIEF SYSTEM AFFILIATION GROUP CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SAFEGUARDING CONCERN (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SAMPLE ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY RESULT (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SAMPLE TEST RESULT ORGANISM TYPE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE ATTENDANCE SOURCE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SITUATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | SITUATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Supporting Information | SNOMED CT | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SNOMED CT CODE | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SNOMED CT EXPRESSION | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Supporting Information | SNOMED CT Refset | references in description SNOMED CT |
| NHS Business Definition | SNOMED International | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Attribute | SNOMED VERSION | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SNOMED VERSION (CANCER TRANSFORMATION) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SNOMED VERSION (DIAGNOSIS) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SNOMED VERSION (PATHOLOGY) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SPECIMEN TYPE (CHLAMYDIA TESTING SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | STEROID TYPE GIVEN TO MOTHER (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | SYSTEMIC ANTI-CANCER THERAPY DRUG (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | THERAPEUTIC INDICATION CODE (SNOMED CT) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | TOPOGRAPHY (SNOMED PATHOLOGY) | references in description SNOMED CT |
| Data Element | UNIT OF MEASUREMENT (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description SNOMED CT |
