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Name	Standard type	Stage	Estimated dates	Further information
Child Protection Information Sharing - Update to DCB1609 V3 has now been published. Ensures the safeguarding, health and wellbeing of a child in need as defined under the Children Act 1989 Section 17(10).	Collections Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
FHIR Genomics Implementation Guide Defines a set of Health Level Seven (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Release 4 (R4) profiles to support the exchange of genetic testing requests and results.	Technical standards and specifications	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation View documentation for this standardopens in a new tab (opens in new tab)
Maternity Services Data Set - Update to DCB1513 Collect data on maternity services including details of pregnancies, labours and births to meet national reporting requirements.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
National Diabetes Audit Core Collection - update to DAPB2235-01 Change to the existing National Diabetes Audit (NDA) Core Collection in response to a recommendation that Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) be prescribed to patients identified in the eligibility cohort agreed.	Collections	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
National Proxy Service Aims to create a uniform and consistent approach to granting, managing, and revoking proxy access across all health and care services. Note: this be an addition to the DAPB3051 standard (Identity Verification Standard) .	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Nursing Care Needs Standard Standardise/reduce unwarranted variation in the documentation of a nursing assessment in hospital, community, and nursing homes and share this information across health and care.	Information standards	Active	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Shared Decision Making Proposal for a new information standard to define the patient record requirements for shared decision making which will also define sharing mechanisms.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available
Workforce Data Standard An end-to-end data standard for workforce management from recruitment to retirement.	Information standards	Draft in progress	Approval due: Implement from: Conformance date:	Owner Submit feedback Not available Documentation Not available