Terminology as a service
A terminology server contains and provides access to clinical terminology to support the consistent and comparable entry of clinical data.
NCTS: simplifying the adoption and use of terminologies
Terminology as a service
Delegate terminology operations to the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS).
National Terminology Server
The National Terminology Server (NTS) hosts the national terminology content.
National Syndication Server
Access our National Syndication Server (NSS) to automate downloads of terminology files.
Ontoserver
Next-gen FHIR terminology server developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO.
Tools for browsing and authoring
User-friendly tools make it easy to search, visualise and explore terminologies.
Common tasks
Find out more about common tasks when integrating with the NCTS.
NCTS Specifications
Describes terminology resources and the interfaces as part of the NCTS national infrastructure.
Contact and support
Contact the NCTS for more information.
NCTS FHIR terminology resources
The FHIR specification supports the structure of terminologies as ‘resources’.
NCTS APIs
Authenticate to the NCTS, query and manipulate terminology resources, and syndicate files.