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NHS dictionary of medicines and devices
Dataset
Summary
Type:
Information standards
Applies To:
- Health and Care Organisations purchasing systems that support recording and communication of information about medicines
- Health and Care Organisations using medicines information for reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, drug utilisation, supply chain
Impacts On:
Suppliers of IT systems that support recording and communication of information
about medicines used in patient care including, but not limited to:
e-prescribing, administration, dispensing, medication history, reimbursement. No
changes are required to those electronic systems already using dm+d. No changes
are made to the distribution of data files. Pharmaceutical companies: no changes
need to be made by pharmaceutical companies supplying product details for use in
dm+d. No changes to the submission process are introduced.
Conformance Date:
30 June 2017
Topics:
- Clinical decision support
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Dispensing
- Messaging
- Pharmacy, Medicines and Prescribing
- Reference data
- Tests and diagnostics
Care Settings:
- Community health
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
- Pharmacy
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Alternate Name:
- dm+d
- NHS dictionary of medicines and devices
Documentation
Description:
This standard comprises:
- A model of the components required to represent a medicine used in patient care, along with additional components specific to the reimbursement process used in primary care.
- Content that is maintained and distributed according to approved policies and processes.
- A governance structure that supports requirements for an evolving but stable set of implementable terminology products.
- Identification of medicines within the supply chain by the inclusion of GS1 GTIN codes where known.
The scope of the standard in terms of content is for medicines only; medical devices are currently excluded. The primary purpose is to support interoperability. Therefore electronic systems that exchange or share information about medicines relating directly to a patient’s care must adhere to the standard by using dm+d identifiers and descriptions when transferring information.
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Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue