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Dear all,

The Production release of the November 2023 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the November 2023 International Edition are available from the “November 2023 v1.0" version in the "SNOMED CT International Edition" project, which can be found on the "SNOMED Releases" page in MLDS, accessed here:

The SNOMED CT International Edition contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_InternationalRF2_PRODUCTION_20231101T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20231101.pdf") can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version, or accessed online:

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

All vendors and affiliates should please contact their National Release Centre (NRC) for information on when the latest release package will be available for download from the NRC website. Contact details for all NRC's can be found here - http://www.snomed.org/members/

Please refresh your memory of all major changes to this upcoming release, as published on the Early Visibility page here: https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/RMT/2023+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

NOTE:  SNOMED International have now transitioned the International Monthly release date to the first of each month, along with all of the associated documentation.  This November 2023 International Edition therefore has an effectiveTime of 20231101.  All subsequent International Releases will be published on the first of each month, and so the next International Edition Release will take place on 1st December 2023.

If you have any questions about the November 2023 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “November 2023 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

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