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

  • Published standard

    Uptake and activity data relating to NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care in England.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 May 2018

  • Published standard

    The NHS Data Model and Dictionary provides a reference point for approved Information Standards Notices to support health care activities within the NHS in England. It has been developed for everyone who is actively involved in the collection of data and the management of information in the NHS.

    Status: Proposed

    Date published: 1 Mar 2022

  • Published standard

    Standardised dictionary of medicines licensed in the United Kingdom for use in the NHS.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 7 Apr 2017

  • Published standard

    This guide is to be used across NHS England FHIR Release 4 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) when implementing Medicines.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Data about patient satisfaction with the pharmacy service following administration of the flu vaccine.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Data on vaccination update among health care workers.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Data on COVID-19 vaccination update in health care workers in NHS Trusts.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Defines a core set of patient level (non-identifiable) information to be returned to the Department of Health to enable monitoring against Key Performance Indicators identified for the NHS Health Check programme.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

    Sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales, in General Practice.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025