Future standards - NHS Standards Directory

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Name	Standard type	Stage	Estimated dates	Further information
Child Protection Information Sharing - Update to DCB1609 Ensures the safeguarding, health and wellbeing of a child in need as defined under the Children Act 1989 Section 17(10).	Collections Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Diagnostic Imaging Data Set - Update to SCCI1577 Data collection on diagnostic imaging tests carried out by radiology departments to meet national reporting requirements.	Collections Information standards	Proposed	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Digital Maternity Record Standard - Update to DCB3066 Record details of people accessing maternity services including their GP and next of kin.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Digital Nursing 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
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)
General Practice Pay Transparency - update to DAPB4023 Extension to approval of existing collection for three years which makes no changes.	Collections	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
GP Workload Tool - update to DAPB2236 Update to account for the expansion of the purposes for which the data is being used to cover inclusion in the Primary Care Access Recovery Plan.	Collections	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
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