PTI Read Coding Guidance

Read codes are the recommended national standard coding system in General Practice and are used in various primary care data collection systems for recording clinical information. 

There are over 80,000 Read codes available.

READ Code user Guide

PTI practices are encouraged to choose the Read code that most accurately matches the description of the patient's problem.
Through analysis of PTI Helpline enquiries, the PTI team have created an alphabetical list of over 1800 Read codes (Read Version 2) which are a combination of difficult and frequently used terms. The dictionary has been designed to aid with coding for PTI practices. It is organised alphabetically for ease of use.

Read Code Dictionary

It is not a limited list i.e. codes and terms from the full list can be used in PTI.

Nurse Activity List (Appendix 3) - In conjunction with primary care clinicians, PTI have developed a list of nursing activities and Read codes. Selecting the correct Read code for an activity is very important in order to allow consistency of data collection within the practice and analysis within ISD.

(You will have the option to open the files above and either view them or to save a copy of them on your computer for future reference).