Future standards - NHS Standards Directory

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Name	Standard type	Stage	Estimated dates	Further information
FHIR Genomics Implementation Guide Defines a set of Health Level Seven (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Release 4 (R4) profiles to support the exchange of genetic testing requests and results.	Technical standards and specifications	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation View documentation for this standardopens in a new tab (opens in new tab)
Intermediate Care Data Collection Data to improve the visibility of demand and capacity across health services at all levels from system to regional to national.	Collections	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Maternity and Neonatal Operational Pressures Escalation Level Data Collection Provides NHS England (NHSE) regions and their maternity and neonatal services with daily data required to facilitate the arrangement of mutual aid in line with an agreed Operational Pressures Escalation Level (OPEL) framework.	Collections	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Maternity Services Data Set - Update to DCB1513 Collect data on maternity services including details of pregnancies, labours and births to meet national reporting requirements.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set - Update to DCB0147 Collect patient waiting times for cancer screening, treatment and care to meet national reporting requirements.	Collections Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation View documentation for this standardopens in a new tab (opens in new tab)
National Proxy Service Aims to create a uniform and consistent approach to granting, managing, and revoking proxy access across all health and care services. Note: this be an addition to the DAPB3051 standard (Identity Verification Standard) .	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
NHS Health Check Information Standard - Update to ISB1080 The Information Standard will ensure standardised data of high quality is regularly collected and can be used effectively to risk assess NHS Health Check attendees.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Nursing Care Needs Standard Standardise/reduce unwarranted variation in the documentation of a nursing assessment in hospital, community, and nursing homes and share this information across health and care.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Shared Decision Making Proposal for a new information standard to define the patient record requirements for shared decision making which will also define sharing mechanisms.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available