Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12359

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that a code is created for myalgic encephalomyelitis in the SNOMED CT classification system in primary care.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Codes are created for SNOMED CT by one of the following organisations:- UK National Release Centre (NRC), hosted by the Technology and Information Standards (TIS) group in NHS England;- SNOMED International, a not-for-profit organisation that owns, admini...

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