Pharmacy First - Sore throat condition

Coding system: SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
Coding system release: 43.0.1
Organisation: OpenSAFELY
Codelist ID: opensafely/pharmacy-first-sore-throat-condition
Version ID: 3a999b66
Number of codes included: 2

Versions

3a999b66 Published
Created: 26 Oct 2026 at 12:40
4674f480 Published
Created: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:43

Description

This codelist is used to identify cases of sore throat that are being assessed or managed in community pharmacy under the Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways service. It is intended for use alongside another codelist that identifies clinical pathways consultations. This codelist specifically relates to the SNOMED CT code used for data transfer via GP Connect: Update Record.

Methodology

The SNOMED CT code used to identify consultations for sore throat within GP Connect Update Record was obtained through personal communication with the NHS England team responsible for the development and implementation of the Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways service.

-- Updated 26/10/2026 --
From May 2026 the list of SNOMED CT codes used for Clinical Pathway conditions is now published in the technical documentation.

This codelist has been updated to include the code for sore throat listed in the documentation. The previously used code has been retained to capture any historical data.

References

GitHub issue

Signed off by

Chris Wood, (March 31, 2025)
Andrew Brown, (March 31, 2025)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

code	term
267102003	Sore throat
363746003	Acute pharyngitis

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code: 267102003

Included 1 out of 3 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts

Acute sore throat (921000172108)
Chronic sore throat (275488008)
Sore throat (267102003)

code: 363746003

Included 1 out of 25 matching concepts.