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<p>The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) is the structured
clinical vocabulary for use in an electronic health record. It is a contractual requirement
for all National Health Service healthcare providers in England to use SNOMED CT for
capturing clinical terms, including diagnoses, within electronic patient record systems.</p><p>Within
SNOMED CT, all content for myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome
is contained within a single overarching code, with linked codes for mild, moderate,
and severe forms. These can be used by all NHS healthcare providers, including general
practitioners.</p><p>Updates to the United Kingdom’s edition of SNOMED CT are made
by NHS England, with any user being able to submit requests for new or changed concepts
and codes, via a central portal.</p>
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