Written question asked by Rhodri Morgan (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 May 1996. It was answered by Lord Horam (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 May 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What assessment he has received from the Project Board running the Centre for Coding and Classification at Loughborough into the development of Read Codes on the length of time it would take to produce a service strength product for use within the NHS.

Answer: Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has received from the project board running the Centre for Coding and Classification at Loughborough into the development of Read codes on the length of time it would take to produce a service strength product for use within the NHS; and if he will make a statement.[27626] Mr. Horam: Version 2 of Read is already in widespread use. Version 3 will reach service strength at different dates for different application areas. For the majority of specialities in the acute sector, service strength is expected by the end of this year. The centre's supervisory board which meets quarterly receives regular reports on all developments and has approved the timetable.

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