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Use this directory to find nationally recognised data standards for use in health and adult social care.

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  • Vaccination

    Provide information to NHS Digital relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) and seasonal flu 2020-21 vaccinations.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • NHS App API

    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: 27 Oct 2021

  • NHS Number for General Practice

    This information standard sets out the scope and use of the NHS Number, which is the unique identifier for a patient within the NHS in England and Wales. There is an overarching standard, supplemented by two use cases for how the standard should be used in general practice and secondary care

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • HL7 FHIR UK Core

    API standards which use the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Release 4 standard for health and care data exchange to create a unified approach to interoperability across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Dose Syntax API standards

    API standards to provide a structured way to record dosage instructions between primary and secondary care settings.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration API standards

    Use these API standards to share medication requests between Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) systems and hospital pharmacy or stock control systems.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Dictionary of Medicines and Devices

    This information standard is a dictionary for use in the NHS of medicines licensed in the United Kingdom

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Treatment Function and Main Specialty Standard

    This information standard defines the Treatment Function and Main Specialty classifications used to support the national reporting and analysis of clinical workforce activity throughout the NHS.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Pathology Test and Results Standard

    An information standard to form the basis of sharing pathology test requests and results for all of England.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021

  • Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data

    The information standard provides reference data about the Organisations that comprise the health and social care services, including non-direct-care Organisations, primarily in England but also in the other UK-constituent countries.

    Status: Active

    Date added: 27 Oct 2021