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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

    Provides the standard for secondary uses information required to support national cancer registration and associated analysis.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 Sep 2023

  • Published standard

    Supports the production of a national quality of life metric for cancer patients.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 10 Jan 2023

  • Future standard

    The Canonical Data Model (CDM) aims to standardise data structures across NHS England, facilitating data integration and interoperability.

    Status: Draft in progress

    Date added: 24 Apr 2026

  • Published standard

    An audit to support delivery on improved patient care in primary care.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 4 May 2020

  • Published standard

    API standards using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange in version STU 3 to create a unified approach to interoperability across England

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • 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

    Aims to monitor, at a ward level, the extent to which rota hours are being filled by registered nurses and midwives and unregistered care staff; and to monitor for acute trusts the care hours per patient day.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 8 Aug 2019

  • Published standard

    Captures the views of health and social care providers on the experience and impact of their interface with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), including registration, monitoring and inspection.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 7 Mar 2022

  • Published standard

    Defines data elements and values to meet information needs for the management of patients undergoing cataract surgery and provides data for secondary purposes.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 7 Apr 2010

  • Published standard

    Part of the Primary Care Digital Maturity Assurance Tool which allows the NHS to assess the effectiveness of the GP IT Operating Model and to provide insight to support investments in digital services in General Practice.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025