The NHSE have recently said that they are happy with READ codes, and
the development program will continue - incredulous isn't it?
READ codes are c##p. It takes ages to find some things, you cannot
find some important terms at all. There are so many unnecessary and
inappropriate terms. Eg - there is no code for child protection
supervison order, well I couldn't find one... but I found 8 codes for
legal execution ie legal killing of someone. You can be killed by a
spacecraft falling on you in 3 different ways. You can be killed by a
horse falling on you, but not by falling off a horse.
IMHO READ codes are c##p. The NHS has been ripped off - they are
copies with a few extensions of other morbidity/disease dictionaries,
poorly indexed. The IM&T exec should be sacked.
Dr David J Plews
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