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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

    Aims to make sure that people who have accessibility needs, reasonable adjustments, disability, impairment or sensory loss get appropriate information and communication support from NHS and adult social care services.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 10 Aug 2017

  • Published standard

    Details the vaccination coverage for the secondary school-setting national immunisation programmes for human papillomavirus (HPV), tetanus/low dose diphtheria/inactivated polio (Td/IPV) and meningococcal bacteria A, C, W and Y (MenACWY).

    Status: Active

    Date published: 25 Aug 2022

  • Published standard

    Aggregated vaccine coverage data for monitoring and evaluating the national immunisation programmes.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 10 May 2024

  • Published standard

    Send cervical screening test results from the screening system to GP practices using the Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (EDIFACT) standard.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Captures cumulative uptake on influenza vaccinations in children in school years reception to year 6 in England.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 29 Sep 2020

  • Published standard

    The community pharmacy standard supports information sharing between community pharmacists and GP practices.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 26 Jun 2023

  • Published standard

    A surveillance scheme to evaluate the childhood immunisation programme in England, collating data for children aged 1, 2 and 5.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 6 Jan 2022

  • Published standard

    Notify a patient's registered GP practice about health and care services delivered at a pharmacy using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Provides a generic system to identify medical device products used to diagnose, monitor, treat and prevent disease or injury.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 9 Feb 2023

  • Published standard

    Supports direct payment to GP practices and provides management information to NHS England about the monthly uptake of the 6-in-1 infant vaccinations and the two booster vaccines.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 15 Apr 2024