Welsh Health Circulars
A Welsh Health Circular (WHC) is a policy mandate issued by Welsh Government to instruct health and care organisations in Wales to comply with a standard. The latest WHCs can be found on the Welsh Government - Welsh Health Circular page. WHCs published prior to 2021 can be found here.
Please also refer to the Change Notices page to see relevant guidance issued by NHS Wales.
A summary of the WHCs that are relevant to this guide are listed in the table below. Refer to Content for information on how these are used within Profiles or Value Sets.
| Issue Date | WHC ID | Description | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/06/2023 | WHC/2023/018 | Introduction of HL7 FHIR as a Foundational Standard in all NHS Wales Bodies | 12/11/2015 | WHC (2015) 053 | Introduction of SNOMED CT as an Information Standard in NHS Wales |