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Blog from December, 2024

Dear all, 

The Production release of the December 2024 SNOMED CT® Global Patient Set (GPS) RF2 refset package is now available, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed are available from the  "December 2024 v1.0" version in the “SNOMED CT Global Patient Set (GPS) RF2 Refset package - SNOMED International” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/ihtsdoReleases

The SNOMED CT® Global Patient Set (GPS) refset package contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_GPS_PRODUCTION_20241220T120000Z.zip


This package is provided in Release Format 2 (RF2) format only.   For the Freeset format of the same GPS Refset, please see https://gps.snomed.org/

In line with the new SNOMED International packaging guidelines, the Release Notes and Implementation Guide have been separated from the release package, and so can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:

  • doc_SnomedINTL-GlobalPatientSet-ReleaseNotes_Current_en-US_INT_20240701.pdf
  • doc_SnomedINTL-GlobalPatientSet-ImplementationGuide_Current_en-US_INT_20240701.pdf

The Documentation can also be accessed online:


Those Members using MLDS as their distribution site will find that their affiliates have access to the new release automatically.

If you have any questions about the December 2024 SNOMED CT® Global Patient Set (GPS) refset package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “December 2024 SNOMED CT Global Patient Set (GPS) refset package release question” in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all, 

The Production release of the July 2024 SNOMED CT® General Dentistry Diagnostic refset package is now available, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed are available from the "July 2024 v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT General Dentistry Diagnostic refset package - SNOMED International” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

The SNOMED CT® General Dentistry Diagnostic refset package contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_GeneralDentistry_PRODUCTION_20241220T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes have been separated from the Release package, and can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:

  • doc_SnomedCT-GeneralDentistry-ReleaseNotes_Current_en-US_INT_20240701.pdf

The Release Notes can also be accessed online:

Those Members using MLDS as their distribution site will find that their affiliates have access to the new release automatically.

If you have any questions about the July 2024 SNOMED CT® General Dentistry Diagnostic refset package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “July 2024 SNOMED CT® General Dentistry Diagnostic refset package release question” in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all, 

The Production release of the July 2024 SNOMED CT® Odontogram refset package is now available, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed are available from the  "July 2024 v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT Odontogram refset package - SNOMED International” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

The SNOMED CT® Odontogram refset package contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_Odontogram_PRODUCTION_20241220T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes have been separated from the Release package, and can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:

  • doc_SnomedCT-Odontogram-ReleaseNotes_Current_en-US_INT_20240701.pdf

The Release Notes can also be accessed online:

Those Members using MLDS as their distribution site will find that their affiliates have access to the new release automatically.

If you have any questions about the July 2024 SNOMED CT® Odontogram refset package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “July 2024 SNOMED CT® Odontogram refset package release question” in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all, 

The Production release of the December 2024 SNOMED CT® International Patient Set (IPS) Terminology package is now available, from the SNOMED website:  

The SNOMED CT® International Patient Set (IPS) Terminology package contains SNOMED CT files, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_IPSTerminologyRelease_PRODUCTION_20241216T120000Z.zip

In line with the SNOMED International packaging guidelines, the Release Notes and User Guide have been separated from the release package, and so can be downloaded as distinct files from the same website.

If you have any questions about the December 2024 SNOMED CT® International Patient Set (IPS) Terminology package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the website, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with "December 2024 SNOMED CT International Patient Set (IPS) Terminology package release question" in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Following the announcements earlier this year regarding the proposal to increase the character limit for Descriptions, we would like to remind the community that the deadline for feedback on the proposal is 31st December 2024.

Please see the original proposal here, and provide any feedback via the form before the deadline:  

Please note the following key points to consider and feed back on:

  • Some of the feedback so far has suggested users may need more than 12 months (from the start of the consultation period) to prepare for the change, and therefore the current planned transition date would be January 2026.
  • Thus far, no use case for this length increase has yet been identified for the International Edition outside of the Medicinal Product Hierarchy.
  • In addition to this, SNOMED International is planning to increase a small number of existing terms beyond the current 255 characters, in order to remove ambiguity in some of the medicinal product terms.  Whilst the limit would increase to a maximum of 4096 characters, the existing terms identified for an increase in character length are currently expected to increase to approximately 330 characters.  Currently less than 20 existing International Edition terms have been identified for an increase beyond 255 characters, but the final figure and proposed character lengths are subject to change.
    • For example:
      • id    effectiveTime    active    moduleId    conceptId    languageCode    typeId    term    caseSignificanceId
      • 5089025013    20240505    1    900000000000207008    1162634005    en    900000000000003001    Pediatric vaccine product containing only acellular Bordetella pertussis antigen and Clostridium tetani toxoid antigen and Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid antigen and Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide conjugated antigen and Hepatitis B virus and inactivated whole Human poliovirus antigen (medicinal product)    900000000000020002

We will publish the results of the consultation once it is complete, and confirm timelines for the transition.

Kind regards

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager


Dear all, 

The Production release of the July 2024 SNOMED CT® International Patient Set (IPS) RF2 refset package is now available, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed are available from the  "July 2024 v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT International Patient Set (IPS) RF2 Refset package - SNOMED International” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/ihtsdoReleases

The SNOMED CT® IPS refset package contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) format, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_IPS_PRODUCTION_20241215T120000Z.zip

In line with the new SNOMED International packaging guidelines, the Release Notes have been separated from the release package, and so can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:

  • doc_SnomedCT-IPS-ReleaseNotes_Current_en-US_INT_20240701.pdf

The Release Notes can also be accessed online:

Those Members using MLDS as their distribution site will find that their affiliates have access to the new release automatically.

If you have any questions about the July 2024 SNOMED CT® International Patient Set (IPS) RF2 refset package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “July 2024 SNOMED CT® IPS RF2 refset package release question” in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager