Where a standard has a certificate, this means it has been evaluated as being fit for use, as specified in the assured and published documents.
Assurance certificates were introduced in 2016 to provide a simple mechanism that the standard-owning organisation can use as evidence of quality and purpose. As well as the certificate, the owning organisation is provided with an Assurance Mark, and associated guidance, to support communications activity promoting the standard. Please note that neither the certificate nor DCB Assurance Mark implies assurance of the owning organisation; they provide a statement of assurance specific to a standard.
See below for a list of all current Assurance certificates issued by
- the Data Coordination Board (DCB) (from April 2017)
- the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) (between April 2016 and March 2017).
This list allows you to see whether:
- an information standard or collection has been through an assurance process
- the assurance certificate is still current, providing an indication of your requirement to:
- implement an information standard
- participate in a collection.
Each item on the list contains a link to the issued Assurance Certificate and further information for the item.
Note that items which are shown as 'Standards' or 'Standards and Collections' also have an Information Standards Notice (ISN) which can be viewed via the 'Information' link for each item.
It is important to note that from April 2016:
- Assurance Certificates have been issued for all items successfully assured and approved (by DCB) or accepted (by SCCI)
- Information Standards Notices for collections are no longer published.
For a complete list of all current standards and collections, review our A-Z list.
If you have any queries about Assurance Certificates or Assurance Marks please contact us at standards.assurance@nhs.net
| Reference | Title | Type | Publication date | Assurance Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCB2050 Amd 12/2017 |
Aggregate Contract Monitoring |
Standard and a Collection | 29/04/2019 | DCB2050 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3003 Amd 14/2017 |
Patient Level Contract Monitoring |
Standard and a Collection | 29/04/2019 | DCB3003 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3002 Amd 13/2017 | Devices Patient Level Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | 29/04/2019 | DCB3002 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2212 Amd 58/2016 | Drugs Patient Level Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | 29/04/2019 | DCB2212 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB1596 Amd 5/2019 | Secure Email | Standard | 08/04/2019 | DCB1596 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2185 Amd 25/2016 | Children and Young People (CYP) with an Eating Disorder Referral to Treatment Times (RTT) | Collection | 08/04/2019 | SCCI2185 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2127 Amd 104/2015 | Early Intervention in Psychosis RTT | Collection | 08/04/2019 | SCCI2127 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2083 Amd 7/2019 | Estates Return information Collection (ERIC) | Collection | 05/04/2019 | DCB2083 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2108 Amd 95/2015 | Database for the National Latent Tuberculosis Screening Programme in New Migrants from High-Incidence Countries | Collection | 05/04/2019 | SCCI2108 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB0107 Amd 101/2018 |
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Standard and a Collection | 04/04/2019 | DCB0107 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB0089 Amd 117/2018 | Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) Version 2.1 | Standard and a Collection | 04/04/2019 | DCB0089 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB1573 Amd 8/2019 | Mixed-Sex Accommodation | Collection | 04/04/2019 | DCB1573 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3071 Amd 120/2018 | Public Sector Apprenticeship Target: Statutory annual reporting | Collection | 04/04/2019 | DCB3071 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2097 Amd 1/2019 | National Wheelchair Data Collection | Collection | 04/04/2019 | DCB2097 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2213 Amd 59/2016 | Out of Area Placements | Collection | 04/04/2019 | SCCI2213 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2163 Amd 132/2015 | Weekly Diagnostic Activity Collection | Collection | 04/04/2019 | SCCI2163 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3058 Amd 91/2018 | Compliance with National Data Opt-outs | Standard | 18/03/2019 | DCB3058 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2239 Amd 123/2018 | CQUIN 2019-20 Consolidated Data Collection | Collection | 05/03/2019 | DCB2239 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3014 Amd 60/2017 | Learning Disability Transformation Indicators | Collection | 05/03/2019 | DCB3014 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3038 Amd 4/2019 | Physical healthcare for people with serious mental illness (SMI): Primary care data collection | Collection | 05/03/2019 | DCB3038 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2132 Amd 128/2015 | Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry | Collection | 31/01/2019 | SCCI2132 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2154 Amd 122/2018 | Surplus Land for Housing | Collection | 31/01/2019 | DCB2154 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3031 Amd 110/2018 | Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Collection | Collection | 31/01/2019 | DCB3031 Assurance Certificate | |
|
DCB3063 Amd 102/2018 |
Antibiotic Consumption Data |
Collection |
10/01/2019 |
DCB3063 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB2090-2175 Amd 103/2018 |
GPES: General Practice to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (GP2DRS) |
Extraction |
02/01/2019 |
DCB2090 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB2096 Amd 109/2018 |
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 360º Stakeholder Survey |
Collection |
02/01/2019 |
DCB2096 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB3009 Amd 32/2017 |
Healthy Child Programme: Record Standard, Phase 1 |
Standard |
13/12/2018 |
DCB3009 Assurance Certificate | |
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SCCI2193 Amd 30/2016 |
Prevent Training Reports |
Collection |
10/12/2018 |
SCCI2193 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB1533 Amd 80/2018 |
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data set, Version 3.0 |
Standard and a Collection |
10/12/2018 |
DCB1533 Assurance Certificate | |
|
DCB2039 Amd 93/2018 |
Fill Rate Indicator Return, Staffing, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professional and Care Staff |
Collection |
10/12/2018 |
DCB2039 Assurance Certificate | |
|
DCB0092-2062 Amd 34/2018 |
Emergency Care Data Set: CDS Version 6.2.2 Type 011 |
Standard and a Collection |
07/11/2018 |
DCB0092 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3057 Amd 90/2018 | CCG Winter Assurance | Collection | 06/11/2018 | DCB3057 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3054 Amd 79/2018 | Mental Health Community Teams Activity | Collection | 06/11/2018 | DCB3054 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB3048 Amd 46/2018 | Workforce Disability Equality Collection | Collection | 06/11/2018 | DCB3048 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2167 Amd 78/2017 | Digital Maturity Questionnaire | Collection | 06/11/2018 | DCB2167 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB0155 Amd 80/2015 | Stop Smoking Services Quarterly Monitoring Return | Collection | 06/11/2018 | DCB0155 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB2103 Amd 87/2018 |
Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework National Audit |
Collection |
25/10/2018 |
DCB2103 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB1593 Amd 99/2018 | Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment | Collection | 18/10/2018 | DCB1593 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB1067 Amd 50/2018 |
National Workforce Data Set, Version 3.0 |
Standard |
08/10/2018 |
DCB1067 Assurance Certificate | |
|
DCB0011 Amd 30/2018 |
Mental Health Services Data Set, Version 4.0 |
Standard and a Collection |
08/10/2018 |
DCB0011 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB2053 Amd 86/2018 |
GP Electronic Annual Declaration (eDec) |
Collection |
21/09/2018 |
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DCB3056 Amd 89/2018 |
Daily 111 Winter Collection |
Collection |
21/09/2018 |
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DCB1513 Amd 10/2018 |
Maternity Services Data Set, Version 2.0 |
Standard and a Collection |
14/09/2018 |
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SCCI2112 Amd 32/2015 |
FGM Risk Indication System (FGM RIS) – Local System |
Standard |
03/09/2018 |
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DCB3007 Amd 78/2018 |
Programme Budgeting |
Collection |
31/08/2018 |
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DCB2116 Amd 76/2018 |
Cancer Patient Experience Survey |
Collection |
31/08/2018 |
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DCB2161 Amd 83/2018 |
Short and Long Term (SALT) return |
Collection |
31/08/2018 |
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DCB2101 Amd 73/2018 |
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, data collection |
Collection |
31/08/2018 |
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DCB2150 Amd 82/2018 |
Adult Social Care: Deferred Payment Agreements |
Collection |
30/08/2018 |
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SCCI2118 Amd 65/2015 |
eMED3 (fit notes) |
Collection |
06/08/2018 |
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DCB2043 Amd 70/2018 |
UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System |
Collection |
01/08/2018 |
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DCB2195 Amd 71/2018 |
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Programme Primary School Age Children |
Collection |
01/08/2018 |
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DCB2204 Amd 72/2018 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Frontline Healthcare Workers Survey |
Collection |
01/08/2018 |
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DCB2205 Amd 68/2018 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake (GP Patient) Survey (Adults) |
Collection |
01/08/2018 |
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DCB2211 Amd 69/2018 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Children (GP Patient) Survey |
Collection |
01/08/2018 |
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DCB2138 Amd 47/2018 |
NHS Flu Vaccination Service – Patient Questionnaire |
Collection |
12/07/2018 |
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SCCI2090-2144 Amd 87/2015 |
GPES: Patient Objections Management |
Extraction |
02/07/2018 |
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DCB3018 Amd 48/2018 |
GP Appointments |
Collection |
02/07/2018 |
DCB3018 Assurance Certificate | |
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DCB2221 Amd 66/2018 |
Conflict of Interest Indicator |
Collection |
02/07/2018 |
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DCB2090-2222 Amd 76/2016 |
GPES: NHS Health Checks |
Extraction |
02/07/2018 |
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DCB0139 |
GUMCAD STI Surveillance System |
Standard and a Collection |
25/06/2018 |
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DCB1567 |
National Joint Registry Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
08/06/2018 |
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DCB0129 |
Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems |
Standard |
07/06/2018 |
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DCB0160 |
Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems |
Standard |
07/06/2018 |
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SCCI2090-2171 |
GPES: Learning Disabilities Observatory |
Extraction |
04/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2190 |
GPES: Alcohol Risk Reduction |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2206 |
GPES: Childhood Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2232 |
GPES: Indicators no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2191 |
GPES: Learning Disabilities Health Check |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2183 |
GPES: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-2207 |
GPES: Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2225 |
PCV HIB MenC Vaccination Programme |
Collection |
01/06/2018 |
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DCB2090-3010 |
GPES: GMS PMS Core Contract Data Collection |
Extraction |
24/05/2018 |
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DCB2176 |
HPV Completing Dose (Booster) vaccination |
Collection |
24/05/2018 |
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DCB2178 |
Hepatitis B (new born) babies vaccination programme |
Collection |
24/05/2018 |
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DCB2179 |
MMR aged 16 and over vaccination programme |
Collection |
24/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2133 |
GPES: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2180 |
GPES: Pertussis in Pregnant Women Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2181 |
GPES: Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2182 |
GPES: Rotavirus (routine childhood immunisation) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2187 |
GPES: Meningococcal B Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2208 |
GPES: Shingles (catch up aged 78) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2090-2209 |
GPES: Shingles (routine aged 70) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
18/05/2018 |
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DCB2117 |
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Benchmarking Collection |
Collection |
11/05/2018 |
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DCB3019 |
General Practice Forward View monitoring |
Collection |
11/05/2018 |
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DCB2228 |
NHS 111 Pathways |
Collection |
11/05/2018 |
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DCB3040 |
Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) |
Collection |
25/04/2018 |
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DCB3042 |
Junior Doctors – Rota Notification |
Collection |
25/04/2018 |
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DCB0095 |
Referral to Treatment Waiting Times |
Collection |
19/04/2018 |
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DCB0127 |
Direct Access Audiology Priority Treatment List (PTL) and Waiting Times (WT) Dataset |
Collection |
19/04/2018 |
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DCB3029 |
NHS 111 Patient Experience Survey |
Collection |
19/04/2018 |
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DCB3023-01 |
Monthly Activity Return |
Collection |
17/04/2018 |
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DCB3023-02 |
Quarterly Activity Return |
Collection |
17/04/2018 |
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DCB3017 |
Overseas Visitor Charging Category |
Standard |
13/04/2018 |
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DCB2235-05 |
National Diabetes Inpatient Audit: Harms Collection |
Collection |
13/04/2018 |
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DCB2235-02 |
National Pregnancy in Diabetes Audit |
Collection |
13/04/2018 |
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DCB2235-03 |
National Diabetes Footcare Audit |
Collection |
13/04/2018 |
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DCB2184 |
Personal Health Budgets |
Collection |
13/04/2018 |
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DCB2235-01 |
National Diabetes Audit |
Collection |
14/03/2018 |
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DCB3035 |
Dementia Assessment and Referral Return |
Collection |
12/03/2018 |
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DCB3037 |
Cancer Patient Tracking List (PTL) |
Collection |
12/03/2018 |
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DCB0103-01 |
Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity Monthly Return |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB0103-02 |
Quarterly Diagnostics Census |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB0143 |
Quarterly Monitoring Cancelled Operations |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB1576 |
KH03 Bed Availability and Occupancy |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB1607 |
Monthly Situation Report – Emergency Care |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB2054 |
Friends and Family Test |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB3024 |
NHS 111 Minimum Data Set |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB3025 |
Monthly Situation Report – Critical Care and Urgent Cancelled Operations |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB3032 |
Delayed Transfers of Care |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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DCB3033 |
Quality Premium Local Assessment |
Collection |
28/02/2018 |
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| DCB3030 Amd 99/2017 |
CQC provider survey |
Collection | 09/03/2018 | ||
| DCB0086 Amd 58/2017 | Data Security and Protection Toolkit | Standard | 08/03/2018 | ||
| DCB0090 Amd 81/2017 | Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data | Standard | 08/03/2018 | ||
| DCB0134 Amd 18/2017 | Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections, Version 3.0 | Standard and a Collection | 20/12/2017 | ||
| DCB2085 Amd 93/2017 | Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), 2018 | Collection | 20/12/2017 | ||
| DCB1582 Amd 16/2017 | Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0 | Standard | 26/10/2017 | DCB1582 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB0147 Amd 89/2016 | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set, Version 2.0 | Standard and a Collection | 17/10/2017 | DCB0147 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB1521 Amd 74/2016 | Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, Version 8.0 | Standard and a Collection | 17/10/2017 | DCB1521 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2094 Amd 51/2015 | Sexual Orientation Monitoring | Standard | 17/10/2017 | DCB2094 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2235-04 Amd 64/2017 | National Diabetes Inpatient Audit | Collection | 17/10/2017 | DCB2235-04 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2090-2058 Amd 70/2017 | GPES: Dementia Data | Extraction | 02/10/2017 | DCB2090-2058 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB1605 Amd 27/2017 | Accessible Information | Standard | 10/08/2017 | DCB1605 Assurance Certificate | |
| DCB2196 Amd 40/2016 | British Society of Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) Audit | Collection | 06/07/2017 | DCB2196 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI1518 Amd 92/2015 | Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset | Standard and a Collection | 03/07/2017 | SCCI1518 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI1069 Amd 57/2016 | Community Services Data Set (CSDS) | Standard and a Collection | 21/04/2017 | SCCI1069 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2236 Amd 7/2017 | GP Workload Tool | Collection | 21/04/2017 | SCCI2236 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0052 Amd 13/2013 | Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) | Standard | 20/04/2017 | SCCI0052 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0092-2062 Amd 17/2015 | Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) Version 6.2: Addition of Type 011: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) | Standard and a Collection | 19/04/2017 | SCCI0092-2062 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2223 Amd 77/2016 | Annual uses of the Mental Health Act 1983 in English acute trusts | Collection | 03/03/2017 | SCCI2223 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2169 Amd 8/2016 | Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England | Collection | 03/01/2017 | SCCI2169 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0034 Amd 35/2016 | SNOMED CT | Standard | 03/11/2016 | SCCI0034 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2075 Amd 70/2016 | Assessment, Discharge and Withdrawal Notices between Hospitals and Social Services | Standard | 03/11/2016 | SCCI2075 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI1570 Amd 20/2015 | HIV and AIDs Reporting System (HARS): Change | Standard and a Collection | 01/11/2016 | SCCI1570 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0084 Amd 105/2015 | OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures | Standard | 20/10/2016 | SCCI0084 Assurance Certificate | |
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SCCI2153 Amd 123/2015 |
Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey |
Collection |
12/10/2016 | ||
| SCCI2135 Amd 69/2015 | Adult Social Care Finance Return | Collection | 12/10/2016 | SCCI2135 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2143 Amd 86/2015 | National Minimum Dataset for Social Care | Collection | 12/10/2016 | SCCI2143 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2172 Amd 11/2016 | Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC) | Collection | 12/10/2016 | SCCI2172 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2214 Amd 60/2016 | Primary care extended access | Collection | 06/10/2016 | SCCI2214 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI1577 Amd 10/2011 | Diagnostic Imaging Data Set | Standard and a Collection | 05/10/2016 | SCCI1577 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2197 Amd 41/2016 | Primary Care Commissioning Activity | Collection | 15/09/2016 | SCCI2197 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0076 Amd 113/2015 | Paediatric Critical Care Minimum Data Set | Standard and a Collection | 08/09/2016 | SCCI0076 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI0075 Amd 112/2015 | Neonatal Critical Care Minimum Data Set | Standard and a Collection | 08/09/2016 | SCCI0075 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2192 Amd 34/2016 | Prevent - Anti Radicalisation Training Questionnaire | Collection | 03/08/2016 | SCCI2192 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2099 Amd 97/2015 | Digital Maturity Dataset | Collection | 25/07/2016 | SCCI2099 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2166 Amd 5/2016 | GP Access Fund | Collection | 25/07/2016 | SCCI2166 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2194 Amd 38/2016 | NHS Pharmaceutical Services PHS1 | Collection | 05/07/2016 | SCCI2194 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2090-2200 Amd 44/2016 | GPES: Avoiding Unplanned Admissions | Extraction | 05/07/2016 | SCCI2090-2200 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2199 Amd 43/2016 | Patient Objections Management (non GPES sites) | Collection | 05/07/2016 | SCCI2199 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2173 Amd 12/2016 | Seven Day Services Survey | Collection | 25/06/2016 | SCCI2173 Assurance Certificate | |
| SCCI2090-2189 Amd 32/2016 | GPES: Named Accountable GP | Extraction | 27/05/2016 | SCCI2090-2189 Assurance Certificate |