Updates and news
Here is where you will find the latest information on NCTS product releases and related news or events.
Important information – May 2026
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the May 2026 International SNOMED CT Release.
May 22, 2026RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCAP release bun...
May 20, 2026Important information – April 2026
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the April 2026 International SNOMED CT Release....
Apr 23, 2026NCTS Communique: Change to the Modelling of Medicinal Cannab...
Change to the Modelling of Medicinal Cannabis Products in the AMT
Apr 16, 2026RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCAP release bun...
Mar 23, 2026Important information – March 2026
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the March 2026 International SNOMED CT Release....
Mar 23, 2026LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.82 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Mar 20, 2026Event information – February 2026
Hands-on workshop covering the use of clinical terminology in Allied Health software.
Feb 25, 2026RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCAP release bun...
Feb 20, 2026Important information – February 2026
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the February 2026 International SNOMED CT Relea...
Feb 9, 2026Important information – January 2026
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the January 2026 International SNOMED CT Releas...
Jan 22, 2026Important information – December 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the December 2025 International SNOMED CT Relea...
Dec 19, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCAP release bun...
Dec 18, 2025Important information – November 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the November 2025 International SNOMED CT Relea...
Nov 18, 2025Important information – October 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the October 2025 International SNOMED CT Releas...
Oct 27, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCPA release bun...
Oct 24, 2025Important information – September 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the September 2025 International SNOMED CT Rele...
Sep 24, 2025Important information – August 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the August 2025 International SNOMED CT Release...
Aug 27, 2025LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.81 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Aug 15, 2025Important information – July 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the July 2025 International SNOMED CT Release.
Jul 25, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and draft FHIR reference set resources for RCAP release bun...
Jul 25, 2025Important information – June 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the June 2025 International SNOMED CT Release.
Jun 23, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20250531
May 26, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20250415
Apr 24, 2025Important information – April 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the December 2024 International SNOMED CT Relea...
Apr 21, 2025Important information – March 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the August 2024 International SNOMED CT Release...
Mar 24, 2025LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.80 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Mar 11, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20250228
Feb 21, 2025LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.79 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Feb 20, 2025Important information – February 2025
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the April 2024 International SNOMED CT Release....
Feb 20, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models and dr...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20250131
Jan 23, 2025RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models 30 Nov...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20241130
Nov 25, 2024Important information – Release of SNOMED CT-AU contai...
The Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) model has been significantly revised to version 4. This is available NOW with the last ...
Sep 24, 2024RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models 30 Sep...
Release summary: RCPA release note v20240930
Sep 24, 2024LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.78 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Sep 24, 2024RCPA – Pathology Terminology and Information Models releas...
Release summary: EP-3956:2024 RCPA release note
Aug 26, 2024Important information – Change notification for SNOMED...
Tooling upgrades are underway to support the release of SNOMED CT-AU with AMTv4 in September 2024. As part of the change, the down...
Jul 23, 2024Important information – Change notification for SNOMED...
Aligned with the first release of SNOMED CT-AU with AMTv4 in September 2024, the RF2 delta file will no longer be included in the ...
Jul 23, 2024Important information – Change notification for the re...
The Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) model has been significantly revised to version 4. This will be available from the Sept...
May 6, 2024Important information – March 2024
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the January 2024 International SNOMED CT Releas...
Mar 25, 2024LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.77 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Mar 22, 2024LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.76 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Oct 23, 2023Important information – release of SNOMED CT-AU contai...
The Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) model has been significantly revised to version 4. Implementers are encouraged to acces...
Sep 26, 2023Important information – September 2023
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the June 2023 International SNOMED CT Release.
Sep 26, 2023LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.75 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Aug 23, 2023LOINC
The LOINC release version 2.74 is now available from the National Terminology Server.
Mar 22, 2023Important information – March 2023
The core Concept, Description and Relationship files have been updated to include the January 2023 International SNOMED CT Releas...
Mar 22, 2023COVID-19 concepts
The following list contains some of the SNOMED CT COVID-19 specific concepts available including those added specifically to the S...
Feb 22, 2022RCPA – SPIA Requesting Pathology Terminology Reference Set
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia Requesting Pathology reference s...
Feb 21, 2022