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Discover recognised published standards that help data work together for users in health and adult social care within England.

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    An international standard for clinical terminology published by SNOMED International and providing a global common language for health terms.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 2 Nov 2016

  • Published standard

    Become a Spine Mini Service Provider (SMSP) giving access to a patient's Summary Care Record (SCR) using our SMSP API standards.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Specialist Advice facilitates expert clinical input into patient care prior to or instead of referral, enabling patient care to be managed in the most appropriate setting to avoid unnecessary outpatient referrals.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 24 Aug 2021

  • Published standard

    Supports the delivery of tobacco dependence treatment by monitoring service activity and outcomes for service users and identifies the anticipated impact on addressing health inequalities.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 28 Jan 2022

  • Published standard

    Establishes consistency in the creation and issue of transfer of care acute inpatient discharge documents from acute trusts to GP Practice systems.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 3 Feb 2022

  • Published standard

    Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an emergency care discharge using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support a mental health discharge using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information following an outpatient consultation in a clinic using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    A catalogue of the UK naming Uniform Resource Locators which act as a well known "name" for the type of another concept, such as an NHS Number or a SNOMED CT code.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 24 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Provide information to NHS Digital relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) and seasonal flu 2020-21 vaccinations.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025