Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data
The information 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.
About this standard
- Owner
- NHS England
- Status
- Active
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Active standards are stable, maintained and have been assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Standards in development are APIs or API standards in alpha or beta, meaning they are available for use but are still in progress and may change.
Deprecated standards are older versions of a standard which are being phased out.
Retired standards are not being maintained and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Data definitions and terminologies
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Record standards define what information to collect and how to format it, for example when registering a new patient.
Data definitions and terminologies define the format of individual data items so they can be consistently represented, for example dates or medication names. Reference sets and controlled lists are also included.
Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
Information codes of practice are legal or best practice guidelines on how information should be handled.
- Contact details
- standards.assurance@nhs.net
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- Documentation
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Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Appointment / scheduling
- Referrals
- Demographics
- Key care information
- Messaging
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Community health
- Dentistry
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
- Pharmacy
- GP / Primary care
- Social care
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies
- Related standards
A very large volume of stand-alone information standards require the use of Organisation Reference Data within data sets. For example to identify commissioners, referrers, those responsible for payment, and many other use-cases.
Assurance and endorsements
- Reference code for standards issued as requirements in England
- DCB0090
- Quality assurance
This standard has been approved by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) and published as an information standard notice (ISN).
- Endorsements
- Not applicable
Page last updated: 22 November 2022