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Allows clinical information to be recorded, exchanged and accessed consistently across care settings for digital outpatient letters.

Used to record the chargeable status of a patient using NHS services.

Provides a record of what happens to a patient on receipt of paediatric critical care in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) or other critical care setting suitable for children.

The Palliative and End of Life Care Standard ensures professionals and individuals have the right information to support decision making and aligns with the Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning.

Specifies the core content to be held in electronic palliative care co-ordination systems (EPaCCS).

Supports the interoperable sharing of pathology reports from laboratories to Primary Care for the purpose of direct care.

Defines a specification to enable the exchange of pathology laboratory data.

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

Request laboratory tests and send the results back to the requester, usually the patient's GP or consultant.

Forms the basis of sharing pathology test requests and results for all of England.