United Kingdom
NHS Connecting for Health is the host of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation UK Terminology Centre (UKTC). In addition to managing the interface of the Terminology Centre in the UK, which includes the UK governance of Health Terminology related activities, NHS Connecting for health also acts at the interface to the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation discharging various responsibilities as a member.
NHS Connecting for Health is an agency of the Department of Health and is delivering the National Programme for Information Technology in the NHS (NPfIT). Its primary role is to deliver new, integrated IT systems and services to help modernise the NHS and ensure care is centred around the patient. Accurate information is crucial if patients are to have choice and receive the right care at the right time. A key aim of the National Programme for IT in the NHS is to give healthcare professionals access to patient information safely, securely and easily, whenever and wherever it is needed. The National Programme for IT is creating a multi-billion pound infrastructure, which will improve patient care by enabling clinicians and other NHS staff to increase their efficiency and effectiveness.
For more information about SNOMED CT in the United Kingdom please visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk and for SNOMED CT general / licensing enquiries please contact the NHS Data Standards & Products helpdesk at datastandards@nhs.net or call the NHS Data Standards and Products Helpdesk on 0044 (0)1392 206 248.
