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  • National Latent Tuberculosis Screening in New Migrants from High-incidence Countries
    Published standard

    Helps monitor the joint NHS England and PHE tuberculosis (TB) strategy, in particular the success of the latest TB screening programme.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 21 Jan 2021

  • NHS 111 API standard
    Published standard

    A standard to share information between NHS 111 and other organisations, such as GPs and ambulance services, and query the Repeat Caller Service.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • NHS App API
    Published standard

    Engage with users of the NHS App - a simple and secure way for patients registered with a GP surgery in England to access a range of services on their smartphone or tablet.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • NHS Number
    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: 12 Oct 2023

  • NHS Number for General Practice
    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: 12 Oct 2023

  • Online and Video Consultation in General Practices
    Published standard

    Collects data about online consultation and video consultation usage across GP Practices, with data to be supplied by system suppliers.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 11 Jan 2022

  • Overseas Visitor Charging Category
    Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date published: 12 Apr 2018

  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Reporting Information Standard
    Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date published: 15 Apr 2024

  • Pathology Messaging - EDIFACT
    Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date added: 12 Oct 2023

  • Patient Objections Management
    Published standard

    Contains patient objections information from General Practices.

    Status: Retired

    Date added: 17 Jun 2024