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: The Read Codes Version 2 - XML Representation
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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="rcV2"/>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rcV2</code> defines codes, but no codes are represented here</p></div>
</text>
<url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rcV2"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.29"/>
</identifier>
<version value="2.0.1"/>
<name value="RcV2"/>
<title value="The Read Codes Version 2"/>
<status value="retired"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2021-11-09T10:00:00+10:00"/>
<publisher value="TBD - External Body"/>
<contact>
<name value="Paul Frosdick, NHS Information Authority"/>
</contact>
<description
value="The Read Codes Version 2 contains over 70,000 coded concepts arranged in a hierarchical structure.
Top level hierarchy sections: Disorders Findings Surgical procedures Investigations Occupations Drugs"/>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<content value="not-present"/>
</CodeSystem>