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.
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230831
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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-AU 31 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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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. |
| 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 upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
The LOINC release version 2.75 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230731
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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-AU 31 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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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. |
| 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 upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230630
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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-AU 30 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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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. |
| 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 upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230531
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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-AU 31 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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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 . |
| 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 upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230430
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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-AU 30 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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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. |
| 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 . |
The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230331
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
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
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. |
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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
| Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | 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. |
| AMT | Requested Content | 2023 seasonal influenza vaccines have been modelled in this release. For further information on the vaccines – see ATAGI advice on seasonal influenza vaccines. |
| AMT | Third party reference set | 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. |
| 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 upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
The LOINC release version 2.74 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
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.