ME/CFS: Medical Records
Commons · Question 28306 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to her answer to written parliamentary question 19983, which department or body holds the patient data recorded using the four categories of severity for myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic
Answer
Answered by James Frith, 21 Sep 2026
SNOMED CT codes are used by general practices (GPs) to record patient diagnoses on their medical records. This is a different system to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes that are used in hospital admissions data.The NHS Engl...