Standards and collections

An alphabetical list of all current Data Coordination Board (DCB) and Information Standards Board (ISB) standards and collections.

The list is updated on a monthly basis, following the approval of new items, and changes, by the DCB.

Recent publication activity can also be found on our Publication and notification pages.

Data Set Change Notices (DSCNs) and Information Standards Notices (ISNs) published between 1991 and 31 March 2014 are available to view in an Excel document. Note that where the ISN is still current, it will also be listed in the current standards list below.

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Current standards

For each item you can see:

Reference number:The unique identifier; DCB prefix indicates approved by DCB; ISB prefix indicates approved by ISB; SCCI prefix indicates accepted by SCCI.

Title and Release title:The name of the standard or collection and the name of its current release.

ISCE:This denotes whether the item is an Information Standard or Collection (including Extraction) (ISCE). This can be one of three values:

Standard - refers to an information standard
Standard and a collection - refers to an information standard which incorporates a collection
Collection - refers to a data collection or extraction.

Documentation:Please click on the 'Documentation' link to find out more information about the current release of the item. Note that a number of the 'Documentation' links for ISB standards will direct you to the ISB website; although this website has been transferred to The National Archives (TNA) please be assured that the links are taking you to the most recent documentation.

Reference number	Title	ISCE	Documentation
DCB1605	Accessible Information	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1588	Accident and Emergency Clinical Quality Indicators	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0144	Adjusted Referral to Treatment (RTT) Dataset	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2150	Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2135	Adult Social Care Finance Return	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1077	AIDC for Patient Identification	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0108	AIDC: Automatic Identification and Data Capture	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1516	Ambulance Electronic Patient Report	Standard	Documentation
DCB3028-01	Ambulance Quality Indicators - Clinical Outcomes	Collection	Documentation
DCB3028-02	Ambulance Quality Indicators - Systems Indicators	Collection	Documentation
DCB2053	Annual GP Practice electronic Self Declaration (eDEC)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2223	Annual uses of the Mental Health Act 1983 in English acute trusts	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1523	Anonymisation Standard for Publishing Health and Social Care Data	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2075	Assessment, Discharge and Withdrawal Notices between Hospitals and Social Services	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2007	Assuring Transformation	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1555	Birth Notifications	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2132	Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1597	Breast Screening Programme Data Set (KC63 and KC62)	Standard	Documentation
DCB2196	British Society of Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) Audit	Collection	Documentation
DCB1521	Cancer Outcomes and Services Data set, Version 8.0	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB3037	Cancer Patient Tracking List (PTL)	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0085	Cataract Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB2167	CCG Questionnaire Digital Maturity	Collection	Documentation
SCCI1609	Child Protection Information Sharing	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0146	Childhood Measurement Central Return	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2185	Children and Young People (CYP) with an Eating Disorder Referral to Treatment Times (RTT)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI1538	Chlamydia Testing Activity Dataset	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB2096	Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 360º Stakeholder survey	Collection	Documentation
DCB0160	Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems	Standard	Documentation
DCB0129	Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems	Standard	Documentation
ISB0092	Commissioning Data Sets (CDS)	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI0092-2062	Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) Version 6.2: Addition of Type 011: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS)	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1500	Common User Interface - Address Input and Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1502	Common User Interface - Date and Time Input	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1503	Common User Interface - Date Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1504	Common User Interface - NHS Number Input and Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1505	Common User Interface - Patient Banner	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1506	Common User Interface - Patient Name Input and Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1507	Common User Interface - Sex and Current Gender Input and Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1508	Common User Interface - Telephone Number Input and Display	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1501	Common User Interface - Time Display	Standard	Documentation
SCCI1069	Community Services Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB0089	Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) Return	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB3030	CQC provider survey	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2239	CQUIN 2017-19 Consolidated Data Collection	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0153	Critical Care Minimum Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2108	Database for the National Latent Tuberculosis Screening Programme in New Migrants from High-incidence Countries	Collection	Documentation
DCB0086	Data Security and Protection Toolkit	Standard	Documentation
DCB3032	Delayed Transfers of Care	Collection	Documentation
DCB3035	Dementia Assessment and Referral Return	Collection	Documentation
DCB3027	Dental Working Patterns survey	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2101	Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Data Collection	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0110	Diabetes Audit Data Set	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0073	Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Data Set	Standard	Documentation
SCCI1577	Diagnostic Imaging Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB0103-01	Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity Monthly Return	Collection	Documentation
SCCI0052	Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d)	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1556	Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2099	Digital Maturity dataset	Collection	Documentation
DCB0127	Direct Access Audiology Priority Treatment List (PTL) and Waiting Times (WT) Dataset	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2127	Early Intervention in Psychosis RTT	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1557	EDIFACT Pathology Messaging	Standard	Documentation
DCB1582	Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2118	eMED3 (fit notes)	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1607	Emergency Care Weekly Situation Report	Standard	Documentation
DCB2083	Estates Return information Collection (ERIC)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2026	Female Genital Mutilation Enhanced Dataset	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2112	FGM Risk Indication System (FGM RIS) - Local System Integration	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2039	Fill Rate Indicator Return, Staffing-nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff	Collection	Documentation
DCB2054	Friends and Family Test	Collection	Documentation
DCB3019	General Practice Forward View monitoring	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2035	Genetic Testing Rates	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0139	Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2166	GP Access Fund	Collection	Documentation
DCB2236	GP Workload Tool	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2090-2190	GPES: Alcohol Related Risk Reduction Scheme	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2200	GPES: Avoiding Unplanned Admissions	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2206	GPES: Childhood Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2058	GPES: Dementia Data	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-3010	GPES: General Medical Services (GMS) / Personal Medical Services (PMS) Core Contract Data	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2175	GPES: General Practice to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (GP2DRS)	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2232	GPES: Indicators no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2191	GPES: Learning disabilities health check scheme	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2171	GPES: Learning Disabilities Observatory	Extraction	Documentation
DCBI2090-2133	GPES: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2187	GPES: Meningococcal B Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2189	GPES: Named Accountable GP	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2222	GPES: NHS Health Checks	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2180	GPES: Pertussis in pregnant women vaccination programme	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2181	GPES: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination programme	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2183	GPES: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2182	GPES: Rotavirus (routine childhood immunisation) Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2090-2207	GPES: Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2208	GPES: Shingles (catch up aged 78) Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
DCB2090-2209	GPES: Shingles (routine aged 70) Vaccination Programme	Extraction	Documentation
ISB 1558	HA/GP Links	Standard	Documentation
DCB0090	Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0070	Healthcare Resource Groups (HRG)	Standard	Documentation
DCB2178	Hepatitis B (new born) Babies Vaccination Programme (CQRS)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI1570	HIV and AIDs Reporting System (HARS)	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2125	Hospital and Community Health Services Written Complaints Collection (KO41a)	Collection	Documentation
DCB2176	HPV Booster Vaccination Programme (CQRS)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI0133	Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Uptake	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1520	Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1512	Information Governance Standards Framework	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1594	Information Sharing to Tackle Violence	Standard	Documentation
DCB3031	Integrated Urgent Care Minimum Data Set	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0148	Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Codes	Standard	Documentation
SCCI0021	International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 0112	Inter-Provider Transfer Administrative Minimum Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB3042	Junior Doctors – Rota Notification	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0003	KC50: Immunisation Programmes Activity Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB1576	KH03: Bed Availability and Occupancy	Collection	Documentation
DCB3014	Learning Disability Transformation Indicators	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1513	Maternity Services Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB2179	Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination Programme (CQRS)	Collection	Documentation
DCB0011	Mental Health Services Data Set, Version 3.0	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB1573	Mixed Sex Accommodation	Collection	Documentation
DCB3023-01	Monthly Activity Return	Collection	Documentation
DCB3025	Monthly Situation Report – Critical Care and Urgent Cancelled Operations	Collection	Documentation
DCB1607	Monthly Situation Report – Emergency Care	Collection	Documentation
DCB0147	National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set, Version 2.0	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB2235-01	National Diabetes Audit	Collection	Documentation
DCB2235-03	National Diabetes Footcare Audit	Collection	Documentation
DCB2235-04	National Diabetes Inpatient Audit	Collection	Documentation
DCB2235-05	National Diabetes Inpatient Audit: Harms Collection	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0107	National Drug Treatment Monitoring System Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB1567	National Joint Registry Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI2143	National Minimum Dataset for Social Care	Collection	Documentation
DCB2235-02	National Pregnancy in Diabetes Audit	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0028	National Specialty List	Standard	Documentation
DCB1067	National Workforce Data Set, Version 2.9	Standard	Documentation
SCCI0075	Neonatal Critical Care Minimum Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1595	Neonatal Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB3024	NHS 111 Minimum Data Set	Collection	Documentation
DCB2228	NHS 111 Pathways	Collection	Documentation
DCB3029	NHS 111 Patient Experience Survey	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1511	NHS Continuing Health Care and Funded Nursing Care Central Returns	Standard	Documentation
DCB2117	NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Benchmarking Collection	Collection	Documentation
ISB 1080	NHS Health Check	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 0149	NHS Number	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0149-01	NHS Number for General Practice	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0149-02	NHS Number for Secondary Care	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2194	NHS Pharmaceutical Services PHS1	Collection	Documentation
DCB0155	NHS Stop Smoking Service Quarterly Monitoring Return	Standard	Documentation
SCCI0084	OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2213	Out of Area Placements (OAPs)	Collection	Documentation
DCB3017	Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC)	Standard	Documentation
SCCI0076	Paediatric Critical Care Minimum Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
SCCI1580	Palliative Care Co-ordination: Core Content	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0099	Patient Identifiers for Identity Bands	Standard	Documentation
DCB2085	Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2090-2144	Patient Objections Management	Extraction	Documentation
SCCI2199	Patient Objections Management (non GPES sites)	Collection	Documentation
DCB2085	Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), 2018	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2225	PCV HIB MenC Vaccination Programme	Collection	Documentation
DCB2184	Personal Health Budgets	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2169	Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2192	Prevent - Anti Radicalisation Training Questionnaire	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2197	Primary Care Commissioning Activity	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2214	Primary care extended access	Collection	Documentation
DCB3033	Quality Premium Local Assessment	Collection	Documentation
DCB3023-02	Quarterly Activity Return	Collection	Documentation
DCB0103-02	Quarterly Diagnostics Census	Collection	Documentation
DCB0143	Quarterly Monitoring Cancelled Operations	Collection	Documentation
SCCI0111	Radiotherapy Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1552	Read Clinical Terms Version 3	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1553	Read Version 2	Standard	Documentation
DCB0095	Referral to Treatment Waiting Times	Collection	Documentation
ISB 0066	Renal Data Set	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2172	Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC)	Collection	Documentation
DCB1596	Secure Email, Version 2.1	Standard	Documentation
ISB 1572	Sensitive Data	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2173	Seven Day Services Survey	Collection	Documentation
SCCI1518	Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
DCB2094	Sexual Orientation Monitoring	Standard	Documentation
SCCI2161	Short and Long Term Return	Collection	Documentation
SCCI0034	SNOMED CT	Standard	Documentation
ISB 0005	Specialised Services National Definitions Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB2154	Surplus Land For Housing	Collection	Documentation
DCB0134	Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1533	Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set	Standard and a Collection	Documentation
ISB 1606	Trauma Audit and Research Network Notification Data Set	Standard	Documentation
DCB2043	UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (UKISS)	Collection	Documentation
DCB1593	Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment	Collection	Documentation
SCCI2163	Weekly Diagnostic Activity Collection	Collection	Documentation
DCB3040	Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)	Collection	Documentation

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