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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.

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  • Future standard

    The Information Standard will ensure standardised data of high quality is regularly collected and can be used effectively to risk assess NHS Health Check attendees.

    Status: Draft in progress

    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.

    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

  • 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 secondary care.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 28 Nov 2025

  • Future 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.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

    OPCS-4 is a statistical classification for clinical coding of hospital interventions and procedures undertaken by the NHS.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 1 Nov 2022

  • Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date added: 2 Dec 2025

  • Published standard

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

    Status: Active

    Date published: 12 Apr 2018

  • Published standard

    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.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 7 Sep 2016

  • Published standard

    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.

    Status: Active

    Date published: 1 Nov 2025

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