Data Dictionary for Care (DD4C)

DD4C has been migrated to Delen, with effect of November 2022. A summary of how content and functionality is affected after the migration onto Delen, is provided on this page.

What is the DD4C?

The DD4C provides information (metadata) about SNOMED CT refsets and subsets. It is designed to help users to better understand the purpose and intended uses of refsets and subsets. It does not include the members that make up the refsets and subsets.

DD4C on Delen

The DD4C service provides a catalogue of existing SNOMED CT refsets and subsets that are published elsewhere (e.g., NHS England Terminology Server, Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD), NHS Digital SNOMED CT Browser). It includes information to aid the understanding of SNOMED CT material and provides access to this catalogue in a single location.

The aim of the service is to help support the quality of care through information being recorded once and enabling data to flow (interoperability) between systems, for the end-to-end care of patients and populations. Achieving such interoperability will enable co-ordinated, planned care, as well as more effective use of care information.

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List of entries in this database
Subset NameSubset Original IDSubset TypeRefset FSNRefset IDRefset TypeSubset DescriptionViewable atSubset StatusSubset Status DateOwner (Organisation Name)Usage TypeUsage DescriptionGeographic UsageUsage CategoryInclusion CriteriaExclusion CriteriaSubject CategorySubset Release CategoryLanguageFolder NameFile NameSubset Licence TypeMetadata VersionLast UpdatedNHS Data Model & Dictionary
Actual Place of Death findings
58801000000138
Realm Concept
Actual place of death findings simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
999002761000000100
Simple
Codes to record the location where the subject of the record died. To inform formal carers that an individual has died. To enable organisations to assess whether individuals achieve their preference for place of death.
Draft for Trial Use
29 Nov 2016
NHS Digital;
Intended
The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, hosted by Public Health England, has undertaken widespread consultation and is in the process of updating ISB1580 following formal withdrawal of support for the Liverpool Care Pathway. The related message specification and value sets have been updated and a number of subsets have been created to support this requirement. Many of them will be useful for other purposes and thus where wider utility is expected the names do not reference �end of life care�.
UK;
Assessment; End of life; Finding;
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
UK Clinical Extension
en
ProfessionalRecordStandards
der1_SubsetMembers_ActPlaceDeathFind_GB1000000_DATESTAMP.txt
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
5.0
10 Nov 2020
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Acute kidney injury findings simple reference set
Acute kidney injury findings simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
1127821000000102
A refset used to support the extraction of data for the Summary Care Record that has been designed to consider user entry. This refset had been designed to consider the principles of the emerging Clinical Data Architecture for the NHS.
Draft for Trial Use
01 Oct 2019
Intended
A refset used to support the extraction of data for the Summary Care Record that has been designed to consider user entry. This refset had been designed to consider the principles of the emerging Clinical Data Architecture for the NHS.
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
en-gb
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
1.0
10 Nov 2020
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Additional language spoken findings simple reference set
Additional language spoken findings simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
747621000000107
Simple
A refset used to support the extraction of data for the Summary Care Record that has been designed to consider user entry. This refset had been designed to consider the principles of the emerging Clinical Data Architecture for the NHS
Supported
11 Nov 2020
Intended
A refset used to support the extraction of data for the Summary Care Record that has been designed to consider user entry. This refset had been designed to consider the principles of the emerging Clinical Data Architecture for the NHS
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
en-gb
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
1.0
10 Nov 2020
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Administration of medication
1311000000134
Realm Concept
Administration of medication simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
999000231000000102
Simple
Administration of medication procedures by route for use in messaging.

Message representing the administration of a single dose, cycle or complete course of medication to a patient, and its status (e.g. planned, done, abandoned). If required, it may indicate the route(s) (e.g. intravenous) and/or the site(s) of administration.

This subset deliberately omits concepts that identify the specific drug or regime. A subset called Care planning medication administration does contain these.
Deprecated
11 Nov 2020
NHS Digital;
Intended
Intended use in messages within NHS England
England;
Messaging Interoperability; User interface;
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
UK Clinical Extension
en
ClinicalMessaging
der1_SubsetMembers_Adminmed_GB1000000_DATESTAMP.txt
IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
7.0
10 Nov 2020
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Administrative Procedure
1051000000130
Realm Concept
Administrative procedure simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
999000241000000106
Simple
Administrative Procedure
Deprecated
11 Nov 2020
NHS Digital;
Intended
A subset of SNOMED-CT intended for use in the UK, that describes an administrative procedure.
England;
Administrative; Messaging Interoperability; Procedure; User interface;
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care; Health Care.Hospital care; Health Care.Primary care; Health Care.Public Health; Health Care.Social care;
UK Clinical Extension
en
ClinicalMessaging
der1_SubsetMembers_Adminproc_GB1000000_DATESTAMP.txt
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
6.0
10 Nov 2020
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Advance care plan type
Realm Concept
Advance care plan type simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
1382481000000104
Simple
Refset to support the requirements of DAPB 4022 Personalised care and support planning.
Contains Advance Care Plan record artefact concepts.
https://termbrowser.nhs.uk/?perspective=full&conceptId1=1382481000000104&edition=uk-edition&server=https://termbrowser.nhs.uk/sct-browser-api/snomed&langRefset=999001261000000100,999000691000001104
Draft for Trial Use
28 Sep 2022
NHS England;
Actual
To support the requirements of DAPB 4022 Personalised care and support planning
England;
Care planning; Social care;
Age group - Adult; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care.Social care;
UK Clinical Extension
en-gb
ICD10 Licence; OPCS Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
1.0
05 Dec 2022
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Advance decision to refuse treatment preference findings
47731000000135
Realm Concept
Advance decision to refuse treatment preference findings simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
999002181000000105
Simple
Codes to record ADRT preferences for Advance care planning in accordance with the MCA 2005. An advance decision to refuse treatment (ADRT) is a decision to refuse a specific treatment made in advance by a person who has capacity to do so. This decision only applies at a future time when that person lacks capacity to consent to, or refuse, the specified treatment.
Supported
01 Oct 2014
NHS Digital;
Intended
To alert those caring for a person are aware that the person has made decisions regarding their future care in the event that they lose capacity.

The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, hosted by Public Health England, has undertaken widespread consultation and is in the process of updating ISB1580 following formal withdrawal of support for the Liverpool Care Pathway. The related message specification and value sets have been updated and a number of subsets have been created to support this requirement. Many of them will be useful for other purposes and thus where wider utility is expected the names do not reference �end of life care�.
England;
Assessment; Finding; Messaging Interoperability; Reference set by clinical information component; User interface;
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
UK Clinical Extension
en
ProfessionalRecordStandards
der1_SubsetMembers_RefuseTreatmentDecision_GB1000000_DATESTAMP.txt
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
7.0
31 May 2018
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Adverse drug reactions reference set for GP/FP health issue
Adverse drug reactions reference set for GP/FP health issue (foundation metadata concept)
450990004
International refset with governance and membership managed by SNOMED International, refset not currently distributed in the main release files
Draft for Trial Use
01 Oct 2019
SNOMED International;
Intended
International refset with governance and membership managed by SNOMED International, refset not currently distributed in the main release files
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
en-gb
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
2.0
15 Apr 2021
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Adverse drug reactions reference set for GP/FP reason for encounter
Adverse drug reactions reference set for GP/FP reason for encounter (foundation metadata concept)
450981006
International refset with governance and membership managed by SNOMED International, refset not currently distributed in the main release files
Draft for Trial Use
01 Oct 2019
SNOMED International;
Intended
International refset with governance and membership managed by SNOMED International, refset not currently distributed in the main release files
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
en-gb
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
2.0
15 Apr 2021
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Adverse Reaction Event
1021000000139
Realm Concept
Adverse reaction event simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)
999000251000000109
Simple
Allowable SNOMED CT base concepts for Adverse Reaction Events
Deprecated
11 Nov 2020
NHS Digital;
Intended
This is designed to provide detailed technical information on the representation of allergies and adverse reactions when using NHS message templates.
This document provides; guidance on populating Allergies and Adverse Reactions templates and the SNOMED CT codes to be used
This subset should be used in combination with the drug/food/substance value sets for causative agent as described in MIM 4.1.04 to represent allergy and adverse reactions consistently for the purpose of storage and communication between NCRS compliant systems
England;
Allergy; Messaging Interoperability; Reference set by clinical information component; User interface;
Age group - any age; Gender - not specified; Sex - not specified;
Health Care;
UK Clinical Extension
en
ClinicalMessaging
der1_SubsetMembers_Advreaeve_GB1000000_DATESTAMP.txt
ICD10 Licence; IHTSDO SNOMED CT� Licence; OPCS Licence; Open Government Licence; UKTC SNOMED CT� Licence;
6.0
10 Nov 2020
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