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Publications and notifications
Data Coordination Board (DCB) activity resumed
Following a period of pause to allow a focus on COVID-19 activity, the Data Coordination Board has resumed its governance of national standards and collections, including those being stood up to support COVID-19 planning and research.
See below for recent Notifications issued by DCB.
- DCB Notification: 17 December 2020
- DCB Notification: 12 October 2020
- DCB Notification: 11 September 2020
- DCB Notification: 4 September 2020
- DCB Notification: 3 July 2020
- DCB Notification: 26 May 2020
- DCB Notification: 14 April 2020
- DCB Notification: 17 March 2020
- DCB Notification: 10 March 2020
- DCB Notification: 10 February 2020
- DCB Notification: 13 January 2020
To receive Notifications about standards activity please email standards.assurance@nhs.net
Publications
Please use the options below to find published standards documentation.
- Recently published Information Standards Notices
- Current standards
- Information standards notices (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2014)
If you can't find the material you need, please contact the Publication and Knowledge Management team at standards.assurance@nhs.net for assistance.
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Assurance certificates
Assurance certificates are awarded to all information standards and data collections (known collectively as standards) that successfully meet the assurance quality criteria set by the Data Coordination Board (DCB).
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Standards and collections
An alphabetical list of all current nationally approved information standards and data collections (including extractions)
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Information Standards Notices
Information Standards Notices (ISNs) are published to announce new or changes to information standards published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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NHS Standard Contract: Approved Collections
A short version of the Schedule of Approved Collections which forms part of the NHS Standard Contract. The Schedule helps commissioned service providers identify if they are contractually obliged to submit data.