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

  • Published standard

    Provides reference data about the Organisations that comprise the health and social care services, including non-direct-care Organisations, primarily in England but also in the other UK-constituent countries.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 8 Jun 2022

  • Published standard

    An interoperability standard between patient record systems that enables booking and referral information to be sent between NHS healthcare system providers quickly, safely and in a format that is useful to clinicians.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 13 Apr 2023

  • Published standard

    Search for free slots and book appointments using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales, in General Practice.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales, in secondary care.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Created to monitor the availability of pre-bookable appointments in general practice, seven days a week.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 17 Jun 2024

  • Published standard

    Built in the NHS Spine to enable health and care professionals to record, share and view details of Reasonable Adjustments required for individuals across the NHS.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 12 Sep 2023

  • Published standard

    Defines the Treatment Function and Main Specialty classifications used to support the national reporting and analysis of clinical workforce activity throughout the NHS.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 2 Apr 2020