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'''Read codes''' were the standard [[Medical terminology|clinical terminology]] system used in [[General Practice]] in the United Kingdom before 1 April, 2018, when they were replaced by [[SNOMED CT]]. They are still permitted for use in NHS secondary care settings, such as dentistry and mental health care until 31 March, 2020. Read codes support detailed clinical encoding of multiple patient phenomena including: occupation; social circumstances; ethnicity and religion; clinical signs, symptoms and observations; laboratory tests and results; diagnoses; diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedures performed; and a variety of administrative items (e.g. whether a screening recall has been sent and by what communication modality, or whether an item of service fee has been claimed). It therefore includes but goes significantly beyond the expressivity of a [[diagnosis code|diagnosis coding]] system.

==History==

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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 1st1 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.

==See also==