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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

    Sets out definitions to be used when a health professional sends or receives patient medication and allergy/intolerance information by computer system between care locations.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 30 Sep 2021

  • Published standard

    Supports the medical revalidation process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 30 Sep 2019

  • Future standard

    Collect data on maternity services including details of pregnancies, labours and births to meet national reporting requirements.

    Status: Draft in progress

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    The national information standard for data relating to NHS-funded maternity services.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 14 Sep 2018

  • Published standard

    Provides NHS England (NHSE) regions and their maternity and neonatal services with daily data required to facilitate the arrangement of mutual aid in line with an agreed Operational Pressures Escalation Level (OPEL) framework.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    Supports performance improvement by giving boards and systems visibility of the constraints that may be producing discharge delays and supports escalation.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 31 May 2019

  • Published standard

    API standards for a set of generic messaging components which use the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange version STU 3 to create a unified approach to NHS message and document flows across England.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    API standards for a set of messaging components using Health Level Seven Version 2 ( HL7 V2) and Version 3 (HL7 V3).

    Status: Deprecated

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Published standard

    A comprehensive classification of causes of morbidity and mortality which is published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Status: Active

    Date published: 18 Sep 2015

  • Published standard

    A code set which enables accurate ordering of medical procedures.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 3 Dec 2010

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