Spine services (no 2) 2014 Direction

Directions given by the Secretary of State for Health requiring NHS Digital to establish and operate such systems for the collection and analysis of information as are necessary for it to deliver the Spine services, and to exercise such systems delivery functions of the Secretary of State as are necessary for it to deliver the Spine services.

Purpose

To enable NHS Digital to operate the Spine services listed in the annex to the Direction.

Legal basis

Sections 254(1) and (6), 274(2) and 304(9), (10), (11) and (12) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and Regulation 32 of the National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulations 2013.

The Directions came into force in 2014.

Learn more about the Directions

Spine Services Direction number 2

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This specification sets out the requirements for the Commissioning Data Sets which are submitted through the Secondary Uses Service (SUS). SUS is delivered under the Spine Services (No.2) Directions 2014.

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Spine Services (No.2) Directions - Electronic Prescription Services (EPS)

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EPS Requirements Specification

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Further information

Spine

Spine supports the IT infrastructure for health and social care in England, joining together over 44,000 healthcare IT systems in 26,000 organisations.

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