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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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.
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 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/20230731
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 July 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 July 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 July 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 July 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 July 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230731
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230731
New
TSV format reference sets v20230731
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230731
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 eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book, and Save Sight Registry.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 August 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
Dual labelled medicines are now transitioning to sole medicine ingredient names as of 1 May 2023. A second round of transition is expected in 2025. Please refer to the notification on the TGA website – Dual labelled medicine ingredient names start the transition to sole names on 30 April 2023 . Maintenance of AMT substances that have been identified as a part of the first round of transition, and the descriptions for concepts that reference these substances, has been completed as of the NCTS June 2023 release.
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 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/20230630
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 June 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 June 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU30 June 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 June 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 30 June 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230630
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230630
New
TSV format reference sets v20230630
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230630
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 eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book, and Health Direct.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 July 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
Dual labelled medicines are now transitioning to sole medicine ingredient names as of 1 May 2023. A second round of transition is expected in 2025. Please refer to the notification on the TGA website – Dual labelled medicine ingredient names start the transition to sole names on 30 April 2023 . Maintenance of AMT substances that have been identified as a part of the first round of transition, and the descriptions for concepts that reference these substances, has been completed as of the NCTS June 2023 release.
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 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/20230531
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU31 May 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 May 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230531
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230531
New
TSV format reference sets v20230531
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230531
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 eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 June 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
IHIN
Dual labelled medicines are now transitioning to sole medicine ingredient names as of 1 May 2023. Maintenance of AMT substances that have been identified as a part of this first round of transition, and the descriptions for concepts that reference these substances, will be updated over a number of NCTS releases commencing with the NCTS May 2023 release. A second round of transition is expected in 2025. Please refer to the notification on the TGA website – Dual labelled medicine ingredient names start the transition to sole names on 30 April 2023 .
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 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/20230430
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 April 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 April 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU30 April 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 30 April 2023 (RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 30 April 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230430
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230430
New
TSV format reference sets v20230430
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230430
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 The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 May 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
AMT
Third party reference set
List of Medicines for Brand Consideration reference set
Developed for the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to support the Active Ingredient Prescribing initiative, this reference set has been updated for tighter alignment with the published lists. Please refer to the Department of Health and Aged Care website – Active ingredient prescribing.
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.
AMT
IHIN
The TGA has provided notification that dual labelled medicines will begin transition to sole medicine ingredient names from 1 May 2023. Maintenance of AMT substances that have been identified as a part of this first round of transition, and the descriptions for concepts that reference these substances, will be updated over a number of NCTS releases commencing with the NCTS May 2023 release. A second round of transition is expected in 2025. Please refer to the notification on the TGA website – Dual labelled medicine ingredient names start the transition to sole names on 30 April 2023 .
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/20230331
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 March 2023(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 March 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230331
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230331
New
TSV format reference sets v20230331
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230331
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.
International content maintenance has been prioritised in this release.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 April 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
Western Australia Health Schedule 4 restricted medicines for public hospitals reference set
Produced by WA Health, the Western Australia Health Schedule 4 restricted medicines for public hospitals reference set supports the identification of the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) Trade Product Unit of Use (TPUU), Containered Trade Product Pack (CTPP), Medicinal Product Pack (MPP) and Medicinal Product Unit of Use (MPUU) concepts that have additional storage and handling requirements in public hospitals within WA Health, as per WA Health policies.
Note: This reference set is NOT the same as a Schedule 4 Reportable medicines (as defined in Section 77 of the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014) reference set and does not have any use related to Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) programs.
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.
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the January 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 January 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 July 2022 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/20230228
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2023(RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2023(RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 28 February 2023(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 28 February 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230228
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230228
New
TSV format reference sets v20230228
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230228
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 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 March 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
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 2022 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/20230131
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2023 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2023 (RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2023 (RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 January 2023(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 January 2023 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20230131
New
FHIR Value Sets v20230131
New
TSV format reference sets v20230131
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230131
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 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 February 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
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 2022 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/20221231
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status
Name and version
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2022 (RF2 FULL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December2022 (RF2 SNAPSHOT)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December2022 (RF2 DELTA)
New
SNOMED CT-AU 31 December 2022(RF2 ALL)
New
SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 December 2022 (this document)
New
AMT CSV 20221231
New
FHIR Value Sets v20221231
New
TSV format reference sets v20221231
New
SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20221231
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 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
AMT
Requested content
In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 January 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release.
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.
