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Publications and notifications

Recent Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) publications, with details of new Information Standards Notices (ISNs) and consultation activity. 

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Publications

The release of Information Standards Notices (ISNs) is managed by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB).  In addition, DAPB publishes a list of approved national information standards and data collections and produces a NHS Standard Contract Schedule to notify providers of contractual obligations.

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Standards and collections

An alphabetical list of all current approved national 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.

Notifications

Email notifications are issued to the DAPB mailing list when ISNs are published. The notifications include consultation and publication activity, including new Information Standards Notices. 

Recent DAPB notifications

Notification 18 April 2023

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Notification 22 February 2023

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For older notifications from 2021 onwards, please see our full notifications list. 

Subscribe to the Information Standards Notice (ISN) mailing list

To receive notifications with details of consultation and publication activity, including new Information Standards Notices, you can subscribe to our mailing list using the NHS Digital bulletin subscription form. 

You can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time using the same form.

Alternatively, you can contact us directly at [email protected].

Your data will only be used to send you standards notifications and will be securely kept by the data controller, NHS Digital. Find out more about why and how DSAS process your mailing list data on our GDPR page. 

Further information

internal Standards assurance activity

View a summary of standards assurance activity being presented to upcoming meetings of the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB).

internal Contact the Data Standards Assurance Service (DSAS)

Contact DSAS with any queries regarding standards assurance, or sign up to our mailing list to receive notifications with details of consultation and publication activity, including new Information Standards Notices.

Last edited: 18 April 2023 12:53 pm