SNOMED CT-AU 30 November 2023 release note
Nov 23, 2023
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20231130
Clinical terminology v20231130
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-AU 30 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.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
Content
| 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 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 These synonyms capturing the outdated ingredient names will no longer be produced as of the NCTS November 2023 release.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. |
Upcoming releases
The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
- Tuesday 19 December 2023
- Thursday 25 January 2024
- Monday 26 February 2024