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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

    Ensures a consistent baseline recording of direct care data by Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered adult social care providers.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 15 Apr 2024

  • Published standard

    Send pathology test results from laboratories to GP practices using the Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (EDIFACT) standard.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    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

    Defines the content, structure and management of electronic pathology reports between laboratories and General Practice.

    Status: Retired

    Date published: 7 Nov 2023

  • 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

    Supports diabetic eye screening services, commissioning and planning agencies and national bodies in supplying and monitoring diabetic eye care.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 20 May 2009

  • Future standard

    A compilation of terminology resources used in adult social care. Note that this is NOT a data standard or a controlled vocabulary; it is a repository containing the descriptions of commonly used business terms within the adult social care sector.

    Status: In_development

    Date published: 8 Mar 2023

  • Published standard

    Monitors provision of non-emergency patient transport services.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 9 Jun 2023

  • 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

    Defines the process for the notification of births, in particular the message set based on the NHS Number for Babies (NN4B) service.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 Jul 2014

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