National Clinical Terminology Service Registration Terms
User Registration
Individual
Choose this option if you are an individual and wish to use the NCTS resources for your own personal use, or you are a member of an Organisation that has already registered to use the NCTS.
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By registering to access and/or download the Registration Content, you agree to be bound by the Registration Terms outlined below. All registered users will be required to answer a short Statement of Usage survey annually each June as a condition of continued access to the Registration Content.
These are the terms (Registration Terms) under which users can register on the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) website found at www.healthterminologies.gov.au (Website) to access and download certain terminology products and tools (Registration Content). By registering to access and/or download the Registration Content, you agree to be bound by these Registration Terms. The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) may amend these Registration Terms from time to time and without notice to you. If you continue to access the Registration Content you are deemed to have accepted the Registration Terms, as amended.
Other parts of the Website may have specific terms and conditions of use which apply in addition to these Registration Terms, and by accessing those parts of the Website, you also agree to those additional terms and conditions of use.
Individual
By registering to access and/or download the Registration Content, you will be able to access and/or download (where applicable) the Registration Content which contains Agency developed products and third party developed products from time to time, including:
the Australian National Terminology release comprising the International Release of SNOMED CT® 1 together with the Australian national extensions (e.g. SNOMED CT AU) and any Australian national derivatives (e.g. Australian Medicines Terminology); some third party terminology products licensed to the Agency by third parties;
This release is maintained against the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20240131
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2024 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2024(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 January 2024(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2024(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 January 2024(this document)
New
AMT CSV 20240131
New
FHIR Value Sets v20240131
New
TSV format reference sets v20240131
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20240131
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 February 2024 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020. Synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names are no longer being produced as part of the NCTS.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.
This release is maintained against the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20231231
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 December 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2023(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 December 2023(this document)
New
AMT CSV 20231231
New
FHIR Value Sets v20231231
New
TSV format reference sets v20231231
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20231231
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from NSW Digital Baby Book and HealthDirect.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 January 2024 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020. Synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names are no longer being produced as part of the NCTS.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.
This release is maintained against the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20231130
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 November 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 November 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU30 November 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 November 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 30 November 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20231130
New
FHIR Value Sets v20231130
New
TSV format reference sets v20231130
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20231130
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and HealthDirect.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 December 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020, however the addition of synonyms that referenced these substances has continued. These synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names will no longer be produced as of the NCTS November 2023 release.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.
This release is maintained against the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20231031
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 October 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 October 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 October 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20231031
New
FHIR Value Sets v20231031
New
TSV format reference sets v20231031
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20231031
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 November 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020, however the addition of synonyms that referenced these substances has continued. These synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names will no longer be produced as of the NCTS November 2023 release.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.
This release is maintained against the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20230930
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 September 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 September 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU30 September 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 September 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 30 September 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230930
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230930
New
TSV format reference sets v20230930
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230930
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 October 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020, however the addition of synonyms that referenced these substances has continued. These synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names will no longer be produced as of the NCTS November 2023 release.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.
Upcoming releases
The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
Thursday 26 October 2023
Monday 27 November 2023
Tuesday 19 December 2023
News and events /
Important information – release of SNOMED CT-AU containing AMT (version 4) for beta testing
Important information – release of SNOMED CT-AU containing AMT (version 4) for beta testing
Sep 26, 2023
The Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) model has been significantly revised to version 4. Implementers are encouraged to access the SNOMED CT-AU beta testing release files and supporting documentation to update import processes and review use of AMT concepts, descriptions and relationships.
Since the first release of the current AMT model (v3), there have been changes to the SNOMED RF2 specification, and the introduction of the SNOMED International Drug model. Better integration with SNOMED CT enables streamlining of content and a substantial enhancement to the AMT, such improved interoperability with international systems and data, and new clinical use capabilities through therapeutic roles for medicine products.
The types of changes in AMT v4 include:
AMT concepts are replaced with equivalent SNOMED CT concepts
Model definitions are more precise and consistent
Australian preferred terms start with uppercase (i.e. sentence casing) unless the convention is otherwise (e.g. ‘mg’)
RF2 distribution bundle are aligned with current SNOMED RF2 specifications
All users of the SNOMED CT-AU release bundle should download the beta-testing release files and supporting documentation to update import processes, and review use of AMT identifiers or terms that are hard-coded in scripts or queries, or referenced on maps.
The content is available in the Shrimp browser by selecting AU (Experimental) – Latest from the version dropdown menu.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us by emailing NCTSOffice@csiro.au.
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the July 2023 International SNOMED CT Release.
Consequently, all reference sets provided in the previous release have been updated accordingly. Specific content developments and improvements have been inherited from the July 2023 SNOMED CT International Release.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us by emailing help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release: http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20230831
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 August 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 August 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 August 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230831
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230831
New
TSV format reference sets v20230831
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230831
Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file.
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 September 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
As part of the IHIN reform in 2016, minor ingredient name changes were implemented by TGA. Maintenance of AMT substances requiring these minor changes was completed in 2016 to align with names used internationally. Please refer to the TGA website – Updating medicine ingredient names – the overview.
The transition period ended on 30 April 2020, however the addition of synonyms that referenced these substances has continued. These synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names will no longer be produced as of the NCTS November 2023 release.
Please note, dual labelled medicine changes scheduled for 2025 will be managed accordingly.
Future changes
Terminology
Category/ID
Description
SNOMED CT‑AU
EDRS
With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date.