READ Coded Clinical Terms
The last updated release of Read Coded Clinical Terms Version 2 was 1st April 2016.
Description
The last updated release of Read Coded Clinical Terms Version 2 was 1st April 2016.
There will be no further update to Read Coded Clinical Terms following the April 2018 release.
The final updates of Read v2 and CTV3, together with the UK Read Browser, will continue to be downloadable via Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD) until 2020.
Information on the withdrawal of Read Coded Clinical Terms Version 2 and CTV3 can be found on the NHS England website at: Read Codes.
The Read Coded Clinical Terms are a comprehensive computerised coded thesaurus for use by clinicians. They are available in two main formats, known as Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3). They are designed for use in the electronic health care record. Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3) of the Read Codes is a "Superset" of all the codes from the earlier versions.
Read Coded Clinical Terms are not acceptable directly for coding Hospital Episode Statistics which are extracted from the Admitted Patient Care Commissioning Data Sets. Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3) of the Read Codes contain mapping tables which can be used to generate ICD -10 and OPCS-4 codes.
For further information on Read Coded Clinical Terms, see the NHS England website at: Read Codes.
Also Known As
This Supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Read Code |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY CODE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Supporting Information | Clinical Coding Introduction | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Supporting Information | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms | |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Attribute | DIAGNOSIS SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSIS SCHEME IN USE (COMMUNITY CARE) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | DIAGNOSTIC OR PROCEDURE CODING (SEXUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS RELEVANT READ CODES) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | FINDING SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Attribute | FINDING SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | FINDING SCHEME IN USE (COMMUNITY CARE) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | OBSERVATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Attribute | OBSERVATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | OBSERVATION SCHEME IN USE (COMMUNITY CARE) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Class | PATIENT DIAGNOSIS | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS (READ) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | PRIMARY PROCEDURE (READ) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE (READ) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Attribute | PROCEDURE SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE SCHEME IN USE (COMMUNITY CARE) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | READ CODE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Supporting Information | READ Coded Clinical Terms | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS (READ) | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Data Element | SITUATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
| Attribute | SITUATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description READ Coded Clinical Terms |
