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  1. OpenCodelists supports CSVs with header rows when creating codelists from CSVs

    On OpenCodelists an option is now available to select whether or not the CSV has a header row.

  2. OpenCodelists now supports cloning codelists

    OpenCodelists now allows you to clone codelists that are owned by an organisation, another user, or even yourself. This allows users to make a more up-to-date version of a pre-existing codelist, or use another codelist as a basis for a new codelist. More details are at the documentation link below.

  3. NHS PCD refsets updated in OpenCodelists

    The NHS PCD (Primary Care Domain) reference sets (refsets) are a collection of codelists used in NHS business rules. We have recently imported the latest NHS PCD refsets into OpenCodelists.

  4. OpenCodelists Contact page and feedback form

    On OpenCodelists there’s now a new Contact page that provides options to get in touch via email, GitHub, or through the new feedback form.

  5. dm+d codes in OpenCodelists now link to OpenPrescribing dm+d browser

    When building a codelist on OpenCodelists, additional information is available about each code via a “more information” pop up menu. This pop-up menu now includes a link to the relevant page on the OpenPrescribing dm+d browser for each code.

  6. An easier way to use custom parameters in ehrQL

    We’ve made it easier to pass custom parameters to ehrQL, so that you can reuse your ehrQL code more effectively.

  7. Update on non-COVID directions for OpenSAFELY

    We know many users are waiting for news about OpenSAFELY’s expansion to allow research on non-COVID topics. Right now, we are working with NHS England to design a project application system that works swiftly and makes the best use of the platform. We still don’t know when the change will happen…

  8. OpenCodelists builder now supports the dm+d coding system

    OpenCodelists provides an interactive builder for compiling codelists based on searches and user selections. The NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) coding system is now available in this builder. Previous methods of compiling dm+d codelists on OpenCodelists (upload of csv, conversion from Psuedo-BNF codelists) continue to be supported.

  9. The OpenSAFELY matching reusable action

    The opensafely-matching python package has been upgraded and converted to an OpenSAFELY reusable action. Case-control studies compare the population with the condition or event of interest with a control population, matched on specific categorical and/or scalar variables. The matching reusable action can be used to take a dataset of “cases” and a…

  10. Converted medication codelists can now be updated

    OpenCodelists already supports conversion of medication codelists using the Pseudo-BNF coding system into codelists using the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) system. Previously, it was not possible to update these converted codelists using the one-click method used to originally create them. We have now altered the behaviour of…

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