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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

    Collects person level, patient identifiable data from drug and alcohol treatment providers at a national level.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 Jan 2024

  • Published standard

    API standards to enable sharing of patients' vital signs and National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) scores between systems and across care boundaries, using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Manage GP registrations and other patient data in National Health Application and Infrastructure Services (NHAIS).

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Collects data for joint replacement surgery and joint replacement implants and provides activity and outcome data about the orthopaedic sector.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 8 Jun 2018

  • Published standard

    Transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations using the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Collects data which is used to monitor NHS providers' compliance with the government's operational standards for ensuring that cancer services are delivered to patients in a timely manner.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 2 Apr 2020

  • Published standard

    Sets out definitions to be used when a health professional sends or receives patient medication and allergy/intolerance information by computer system between care locations.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 30 Sep 2021

  • Published standard

    A care record standard for information sharing so professionals can provide continuity of care when an adult is discharged from mental health services.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Published standard

    Collect details of children and adults in contact with mental health and wellbeing services to meet national reporting requirements.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 6 Jul 2023

  • Published standard

    API standards for a set of messaging components using Health Level Seven Version 2 ( HL7 V2) and Version 3 (HL7 V3).

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023