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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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    A care record standard to hold key local authority data about individuals for sharing with health and care professionals providing care and support in hospital, at home or in a care home.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

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    A care record standard for the information required when a person is referred for ongoing community assessment after a hospital stay.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

    Facilitates the sharing of standardised data between health care providers, parent(s) and carer(s) for all children.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 6 May 2025

  • Published standard

    Sharing discharge information between Emergency Care and GP practices is essential for ensuring patient safety and good ongoing treatment.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

    This standard relates to direct patient care, describing the optimal data structure and format of a maternity record.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 31 Mar 2025

  • Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date published: 6 Apr 2023

  • Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date published: 23 Oct 2025

  • Published standard

    The core information standard defines a set of information that can potentially be shared between systems in different sites and settings, among professionals and people using services.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • 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 standard to improve the exchange of referral information from GPs to hospital consultants and other health care professionals providing outpatient services.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025