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

  • Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Establishes consistency in the creation and issue of transfer of care acute inpatient discharge documents from acute trusts to GP Practice systems.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 3 Feb 2022

  • Published standard

    Send a PDF consultation summary to a registered GP practice using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Defines a method for data submission about suspected adverse drug reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme by populating the majority of the Yellow Card submission from the patient's electronic record.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 26 Oct 2017

  • Published standard

    Record the information that care home staff should see in a shared care record. Sharing this information between health and social care is critical to the wellbeing of people receiving care and to the professionals who care for them.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

    API standards for a set of generic messaging components which use the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange version STU 3 to create a unified approach to NHS message and document flows across England.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Supports the national surveillance programme managed by Public Health England in respect of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI).

    Status: Active

    Date published: 20 Dec 2017

  • Published standard

    Provides the specification and implementation guidance for achieving accurate Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) using GS1 international code numbering standards.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 14 Apr 2022

  • Published standard

    Provides a set of requirements to ensure that all health and adult social care organisations in England can comply with the National data opt-out policy

    Status: Active

    Date published: 18 Mar 2019

  • Published standard

    Monitors the sexual orientation of service users aged 16 years and over. This covers all health services and Local Authorities with responsibilities for adult social care, to comply with the Equality Act 2010.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 5 Oct 2017

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