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Use this directory to find nationally recognised data standards for use in health and adult social care.

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  • Palliative Care Co-ordination: Core Content

    This information standard specifies the core content to be held in electronic palliative care co-ordination systems (EPaCCS) and supports NHS England's objective to increase the use of technology to help people manage their health and care.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

    International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) is a comprehensive classification of causes of morbidity and mortality and is published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

    DICOM is the international standard to transmit, store, retrieve, print, process, and display medical imaging information.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • Overseas Visitor Charging Category

    The Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC) must be used to record the chargeable status of a patient using NHS services

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • FGM-Information Sharing - Local System Integration

    The FGM-IS is a national IT system that supports the ongoing safeguarding of patients, under the age of 18, who have a family history of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • Electronic Yellow Card Reporting

    Collecting reports of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) via the Yellow Card Scheme. This standard defines a method for submitting the information electronically; this allows IT systems to reduce the burden on the clinician by populating the majority of the Yellow Card submission from the patient's electronic record.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 22 Dec 2021

  • NHS App API

    Engage with users of the NHS App.

    Status: In development

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • NHS Number for Secondary Care

    This information standard sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, which is the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales. There is an overarching standard, supplemented by two use cases for how the standard should be used in general practice and secondary care

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • FHIR UK Core API standards

    API standards using FHIR release 4 to create a unified approach to interoperability across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • End of Life API standards

    API standards to enable sharing and updating of digital end of life care (EoLC) records.

    Status: In development

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021