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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 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=SNOMED CT Implementation in Primary Care|url=https://digital.nhs.uk/SNOMED-CT-implementation-in-primary-care|publisher=NHS Digital|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref> Secondary care, including Mental Health and Dentistry, is mandated to move to SNOMED by April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=SNOMED CT |url=https://digital.nhs.uk/snomed-ct|publisher=NHS Digital|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref>

The former Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB) set December 2010 as the deprecation 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of Read version 2: A final updated release for Read version 2 is to be made available on 1 April 2016, and will be withdrawn completely on 1 April 2020.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>

The deprecation and withdrawal time frame for Read version 3 was also agreed by the SCCI in August 2014. The deprecation date was set at 1 September 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Information Standards Notice – Deprecation|url=http://www.hscic.gov.uk/media/15869/1552disn/pdf/1552disn.pdf|publisher=Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI)|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> with a final updated release for 1 April 2018, and complete withdrawal on 1 April 2020.<ref name=HSCIC-Read />

The Read Codes Drug and Appliance Dictionary (DAAD) was published for the final time on 1st April 2016, with data since being pulled from public circulation<ref>{{cite web|title=Read Codes|url=https://digital.nhs.uk/article/1104/Read-Codes|publisher=NHS Digital|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref>. The intent of [[NHS Digital]] is to migrate users to the Drugs and Medicines Dictionary (dm+d), which itself is based upon SNOMED CT.