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==History==
Since its origins in the 1980s,<ref>Benson, Tim. "The history of the Read codes: the inaugural James Read Memorial Lecture 2011."
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==Depreciation and Withdrawal==
In preparation for the whole health system moving to SNOMED CT by April 2020, [[primary care]] systems are to have adopted the new [[nomenclature]] by December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Personalised Health and Care 2020|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384650/NIB_Report.pdf#page=30|publisher=National Information Board|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>
The former Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB) set December 2010 as the depreciation date for Read version 2, but did not set a date for its withdrawal at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information Standards Notice – Deprecation|url=http://www.hscic.gov.uk/media/15868/1553disn/pdf/1553disn.pdf|publisher=Standardisation Committee for Care Information|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> In August 2014 the ISB's successor, the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI), formalised the withdrawal time frame of Read version 2: A final updated release for Read version 2 is to be made available on 1 April 2016, and will be withdrawn completely on 1 April 2020.<ref name=HSCIC-Read>{{cite web|title=Deprecation of Read Version 2 and Clinical Terms Version 3|url=http://systems.hscic.gov.uk/data/uktc/readcodes|publisher=Health & Social Care Information Centre|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>
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Although not actively maintained since 2006, a withdrawal date for Read drugs has yet to be set.
==References==
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