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Data on the total delayed days during the month for all patients whose transfers of care were delayed throughout that month.

Enables the interchange of monthly patient level device contract monitoring data in a uniform format to enable national consistency of the flow of cost and activity information from providers to commissioners.

Defines the information needed to support a person's diabetes management and care. The sub-set, the Diabetes Self-Management Information Standard, is included.

Supports diabetic eye screening services, commissioning and planning agencies and national bodies in supplying and monitoring diabetic eye care.

Detailed information collected about diagnostic imaging tests carried out on NHS patients.

Collects data on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests and procedures.

Standardised dictionary of medicines licensed in the United Kingdom for use in the NHS.

Share information about a child's health between healthcare professionals using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

DICOM is the international standard to transmit, store, retrieve, print, process, and display medical imaging information.

An information standard for maternity services, to ensure that maternity record information is consistently captured and as a result can be shared more easily across health care systems.