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The SNOMED browser for clinical coding terms will shortly be removed from the NHS Athens listings. Connection for Health has taken the step to develop their own registration system. Please visit Connecting for Health website for further information or click here to register .

Please note that from today there has been a change of web address for NHS access to the SNOMED browser. New address: https://www.uktcregistration.nss.cfh.nhs.uk/trud/ The new link has now been updated on the Athens portal. Re-registration and acceptance of licences may be required. SNOMED is the search interface for Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms . It relates to common computerised language which is used by all computers in the NHS to facilitate communications between healthcare professionals in clear and unambiguous terms.

Snomed is currently experiencing Athens authentication problems. Alternate access is currently available by registering at the UK Terminology Centre's website: https://www.uktcregistration.nss.cfh.nhs.uk/trud/ . Once registered, you will be able to download and use the SNOMED data in full (please read the FAQ before registering as this will cover any questions you may have about using this website). Snomed is a browser for Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine. It helps standardise medical terminology in a common computerised language.