Content updates

Our clinical team are continuously broadening, updating, and refining the Concentric ontology (i.e. the treatment templates), and updates are released every few weeks.

Most healthcare organisations use the main (‘master’) version of the Concentric ontology – those using this version will see updates as per the below release notes. Deployments using a locally modified version of the Concentric ontology sometimes receive updates on different dates to the main version, and the content of the updates can be different – including further local modifications requested.

If you’re looking for our product release notes - outlining the key updates with each software release, visit our product release notes.

Release notes for the last 6 content updates are presented in reverse chronology (most recent first). Earlier release notes are available on request. The list of all the treatment templates available within Concentric, presented by specialty, is maintained in our treatment template list.

Each release goes through a thorough release process, as outlined within our release process page. These release notes highlight the recent areas of focus, listing new treatment templates made available and reviews undertaken, but do not detail every change within a release. Our reviews involve a review of the existing template alongside clinician feedback received, a review of the published evidence-base, and insights gathered from real-world use of the template – for example patterns in terms of risks modified or added.

If you don’t currently have access to Concentric but would like to see the Concentric ontology in context within the application please contact us to request demo access.

Release 55 - 1 Oct 2024

New templates released:

  • Gynaecology: Egg collection
  • Medicine: Immunoglobulin replacement therapy

Review conducted: Caesarean section, Assisted vaginal delivery, Intrauterine devices, Anti-VEGF intravitreal injections.

Release 54 - 9 Sep 2024

New templates released:

  • Paediatric: Childhood immunisations (under one year)

  • Cardiology: Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)

  • Ophthalmology: Shave biopsy of an eyelid lesion, Paediatric cataract surgeries

  • Nuclear medicine: Pharmacological nuclear stress test

Review conducted: Eyelid reconstruction, Excision biopsy of an eyelid lesion, Forehead lift, Cataract surgery, Fixed appliances orthodontic treatment

Release 53 - 27 Aug 2024

New templates released

  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Excision of vulval lesion

  • General surgery: Spigelian hernia repair

  • Haematology: Ponatinib

  • Orthopaedic: Mako robot-assisted total/uni-compartmental knee replacement

Reviews conducted: Total/Uni-compartmental knee replacement, Red cell transfusion, Platelet transfusion, Cyclophosphamide.

Release 52 - 22 Jul 2024

New templates released

  • Radiology: Diagnostic angiography of arteriovenous fistula, Angioplasty of arteriovenous fistula, Superior mesenteric artery angioplasty, Gastroduodenal artery embolisation, Venoplasty, Coeliac artery embolisation, Percutaneous liver cyst drainage, Ultrasound guided drainage, Diagnostic angiography of the external/common iliac artery, Tunnelled ascitic drain insertion, Percutaneous drainage of perihepatic fluid

  • Gender-affirming surgery: Vaginoplasty, Vulvoplasty, Mastectomy, Nipple reconstruction, Chest liposuction

  • Medicine: Fresh Frozen Plasma transfusion, Platelet transfusion, Oral/IV methotrexate

  • Cardiothoracics: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

  • Ophthalmology: Excision biopsy of an upper/lower eyelid lesion

  • Oncology: Sacituzumab govitecan

  • Orthopaedics: Revision total shoulder replacement

Release 51 - 30 May 2024

New templates released

  • Radiology: Nephrostomy tube removal, Biliary drain removal, Percutaneous cholecystostomy, Inferior/Superior vena cava stent insertion, Thrombin injection into femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, Parotid/Sublingual/Submandibular sialogram, Parotid/Sublingual/Submandibular sialoplasty, External/Common iliac artery angioplasty

Release 50 - 10 May 2024

New templates released

  • Radiology: Ultrasound guided intra-articular injections (multiple sites), Large joint arthrocentesis (multiple sites), Seroma aspiration, Tubogram, Diagnostic venogram

  • Orthopaedics: Wrist denervation, Open reduction and internal fixation of a periprosthetic fracture, Arthrosamid injection into the knee, Excision of Morton’s neuroma, Medial patellofemoral ligament autograft reconstruction, Proximal medial gastrocnemius release, Terminalisation/replantation of a finger, Distal femoral osteotomy, Open plantar fasciotomy, Medial/Lateral collateral ligament repair, Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Tibial tubercle transfer osteotomy

  • Maxillofacial: Anterior craniofacial resection

  • Plastics: Facelift, Brow lift

  • Ophthalmology: Subtenon’s steroid injection

  • General Surgery: Insertion/Change of a vacuum assisted closure (VAC) dressing

  • Gynaecology: Cervical/Vaginal wall polyp/cyst removal

  • Medicine: Adalimumab

Further reading

Release notes

Our release notes summarise the key improvements and changes made to the Concentric application with each release.

Read

Release processes

A guide to the different types of Concentric releases, and the process followed for each.

Read