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Dear all,

The Production release of the September 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the September 2024 International Edition are available from the "September 2024 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_20240901T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240901.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the September 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with "September 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the August 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the August 2024 International Edition are available from the "August 2024 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_20240801T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240801.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the August 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with "August 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the July 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the July 2024 International Edition are available from the "July 2024 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_20240701T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240701.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

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


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the June 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the June 2024 International Edition are available from the "June 2024 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_20240601T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240601.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the June 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “June 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all, 

The Production release of the January 2024 SNOMED CT® General Practitioner/Family Practitioner (GP/FP) Reference Sets package is now available, from the MLDS distribution site.

This package may be distributed to Affiliate Licensees and third parties at any time, within the relevant licensing restrictions.  The Production release of the SNOMED CT® General Practitioner/Family Practitioner (GP/FP) Reference Sets package is dependent upon, and should therefore be consumed in conjunction with the January 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition. 

All files distributed are available from the  “January 2024 v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT GP/FP Refset package” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

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

The SNOMED CT® GP/FP Reference Sets package contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:

  • SnomedCT_GPFP_PRODUCTION_20240531T120000Z.zip

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

  • doc_SnomedCT-GPFP-Production-ReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240101.pdf

The Release Notes can also be accessed online from the following page:

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 January 2024 SNOMED CT® GP/FP Reference Sets package, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “January 2024 SNOMED CT® GP/FP Reference Sets package release question” in the subject line.   


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The 2024 Production release of the SNOMED CT ICNP Nursing Practice Refset package is now available from the MLDS distribution site.  This release is dependent upon, and should therefore be consumed in conjunction with the January 2024 SNOMED CT International Edition.

All files distributed for this release are available from the “January 2024 PRODUCTION Release v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) packages” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here (please ensure that you login to MLDS first): 

The SNOMED CT ICNP Nursing Practice Refset release is distributed in a zipped archive file in the official RF2 format as follows:

  • SnomedCT_ICNPNursingPractice_PRODUCTION_20240531T120000Z.zip

In line with the 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.  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 first Production release, or have difficulties downloading the files, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “January 2024 SNOMED CT ICNP Nursing Practice Refset Production release question” in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all,

In order to better support the contributors to the EDQM Map, and the timelines of the various cycles, SNOMED International are planning to move the EDQM Map package release from the January release cycle to the July release cycle.

This means that, from the next EDQM release onwards, we will Map the content using the relevant July International Edition release content as a baseline. We will then aim to publish the EDQM Map package by the end of September each year.

As mentioned, this will begin from the upcoming EDQM release, which will therefore be dependent upon the July 2024 International Edition package.  It will be published by the 30th September 2024.

Please review the above information and send any questions to “release@snomed.org”.

Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the May 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the May 2024 International Edition are available from the “May 2024 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_20240501T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240501.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the May 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “May 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the SNOMED CT MedDRA Simple Map package is now available from the MLDS distribution site.  This release is dependent upon, and should therefore be consumed in conjunction with the January 2024 SNOMED CT International Edition.

SNOMED International and ICH/MedDRA MSSO, together with regulatory and industry partners, developed the SNOMED CT to MedDRA and MedDRA to SNOMED CT maps as part of the WEB-RADR 2 project, funded by the EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI). For full details, please see the Release Notes linked below.

All files distributed for this release are available from the “January 2024 PRODUCTION Release v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT MedDRA Simple Map package” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here (please ensure that you login to MLDS first): 

The SNOMED CT MedDRA Simple Map release is distributed in a zipped archive file in the official RF2 format as follows:

  • SnomedCT_SNOMEDMedDRAMapPackage_PRODUCTION_20240430T120000Z.zip

In line with the 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.  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 SNOMED CT MedDRA Simple Map package Production release, or have difficulties downloading the files, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “2024 SNOMED CT MedDRA Simple Map package Production release question” in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all,

The April 2024 Production release of the SNOMED CT® Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) Nutrition reference set package is now available from the MLDS distribution site.

This is the first Production release of this product, and is dependent upon (and should therefore be evaluated in the context of) the January 2024 SNOMED CT International Edition.

All files distributed for the Production release are available from the "January 2024 v1.0" version in the “SNOMED CT NCPT Refset package” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here (please ensure that you login to MLDS first): 

The SNOMED CT Production release is distributed in a zipped archive file in the official RF2 format as follows (the Release Notes - "doc_SnomedCT-NCPT-ReleaseNotes_Current_en-US_INT_20240101.pdf" - are located separately in the same repository as normal):

  • SnomedCT_NCPTRelease_PRODUCTION_20240412T120000Z.zip

The SNOMED CT Production Release Notes can also be accessed online:

If you have any questions about the NCPT Production release, or have difficulties downloading this file, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “SNOMED CT Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) Nutrition reference set Production release question” in the subject line. 

Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the April 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the April 2024 International Edition are available from the “April 2024 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_20240401T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240401.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the April 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “April 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,  

The Production release of the March 2024 SNOMED CT® Spanish Edition is now available to everyone from the MLDS distribution site.  This release contains the Spanish language version of the February 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition. 

All files distributed for the March 2024 SNOMED CT® Spanish Edition are available from the “March 2024 v1.0” version in the “SNOMED CT Spanish package - Edición en Español” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here: 

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

The SNOMED CT® Spanish Edition Production release is distributed as a single zipped file archive:  

  • SnomedCT_SpanishRelease-es_PRODUCTION_20240331T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes and Starter Guide have been separated from the Spanish Edition package, and can be viewed online on SNOMED International’s Release Management Confluence website:

The Release Notes have also been published as a .pdf file alongside the release package, in the same MLDS repository. 

If you have any questions about the March 2024 SNOMED CT® Spanish Edition Production release, or have difficulties downloading the files, please contact SNOMED International at support@snomed.org with “March 2024 Spanish Edition Production release” in the subject line.

Kind regards,
Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager

Dear all,

Please find below early visibility of the upcoming changes to the SNOMED International Derivative release packages.  These changes are targeted for roll-out during 2024, as part of the next release cycle of each of the Derivative products, and will have little to no impact on most users.

After consultation in 2023, SNOMED International are planning to implement changes to the format of the Derivative product packages, including Reference Sets and Maps such as GP/FP, ICNP, MedDRA, etc.

These Derivatives are solely single refsets/maps, and so don’t mean anything to end users without the supporting terms and other components from the International content.  The nature of these products is therefore such that we necessarily create Derivative packages that are inherently dependent on the relevant International Edition content.  

Previously, therefore, we have always created the metadata components (refset/module concepts, descriptions, relationships, etc) in the International Edition release packages, with the Derivative products being dependent on the relevant International content.  Whilst this dependency on the International content would continue, the transition would include the metadata components in the Derivative packages themselves, rather than in the International Edition packages – this will involve:

  • Inactivation (but not complete removal) of the current components in the International Edition
  • Creation of the Metadata components in each of the Derivative release packages

The consensus is that moving the Metadata components into the Derivative packages will bring benefits to both the Derivative maintainers, and also to the end users who will no longer need to pull this particular data down from the dependent International Edition in order to use the Derivative products.   It enables maintainers to move to a more efficient model of hosting the Derivative content in termServer branches, rather than importing Delta files from external tools.

Please review the above information and send any questions to “release@snomed.org”.

Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the March 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the March 2024 International Edition are available from the “March 2024 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_20240301T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240301.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the March 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “March 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager 

Dear all,

The Production release of the February 2024 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to all users, from the MLDS distribution site.

All files distributed for the February 2024 International Edition are available from the “February 2024 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_20240201T120000Z.zip

The Release Notes ("doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20240201.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/2024+Early+Visibility+Release+Notifications, and in the Release Notes (where changes to the final Production package made throughout the Release cycle are logged).  

If you have any questions about the February 2024 International Edition release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at release@snomed.org with “February 2024 International Edition release question" in the subject line.


Kind regards, 

Andrew Atkinson  |  Release Manager