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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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    Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR) is a standard for health care data exchange, published by HL7®.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 30 Oct 2019

  • Published standard

    This International standard defines a system of concepts for different aspects of the provision of healthcare.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 1 Jan 2015

  • Published standard

    This document defines the core data set for a patient summary document that supports continuity of care for a person and coordination of their healthcare.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 1 Jan 2021

  • 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

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    A national initiative to provide Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between national health applications and GP Practices operating throughout England and Wales.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Provides information to enable NHS England to monitor the regional indicators against the commitments set out in the 'Delivering a Net Zero NHS' report.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 Jan 2022

  • Published standard

    A clinical audit which integrates data from both primary and secondary care sources,

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Transfer patients' electronic health records, securely and quickly, between their old and new practices when they change GPs using the Health Level Seven Version 3 (HL7 V3) standard.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Tracks the use of online appointments in General Practices and collects information on the availability to patients of electronic access to their test results, GP letters, prescriptions and online appointment booking facilities.

    Status: Retired

    Date published: 26 May 2021

  • Published standard

    Immunisation data to support direct payment to GP practices under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract and to provide management information to NHS England regarding the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccination programme.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 4 Apr 2022