Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12357

Medical Records: Classification Schemes

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how codes are created for 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...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 12357) →