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Standards and collections
An alphabetical list of all current Data Coordination Board (DCB) and Information Standards Board (ISB) standards and collections.
List of DCB and ISB standards and collections
The list is updated on a monthly basis, following the approval of new items, and changes, by the Data Coordination Board.
Recent publication activity can also be found on our Publication and notification pages.
Withdrawn, deprecated and retired items, which are no longer approved for use, can be viewed on our withdrawn standards page.
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 |
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DCB3094 | 26 Week Choice Referral to Treatment (RTT) provider collection | Collection | DCB3094 documentation |
Accessible Information |
Standard |
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DCB0133 | Adolescent Vaccine Coverage data | Collection | DCB0133 documentation |
DCB3123 | Adult Social Care COVID-19 Impact data | Collection | DCB3123 documentation |
DCB2150 |
Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements |
Collection |
|
DCB2135 |
Adult Social Care Finance Return |
Collection |
|
DCB2143 | Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set | Collection | DCB2143 documentation |
DCB2050 | Aggregate Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | DCB2050 documentation |
DCB1077 |
AIDC for Patient Identification |
Standard |
|
ISB 0108 |
AIDC: Automatic Identification and Data Capture |
Standard |
|
ISB 1516 |
Ambulance Electronic Patient Report |
Standard |
|
DCB3088 | Ambulance Services: Computer Aided Dispatch Data | Collection | DCB3088 documentation |
DCB3028-01 |
Ambulance Quality Indicators - Clinical Outcomes |
Collection |
|
DCB3028-02 |
Ambulance Quality Indicators - Systems Indicators |
Collection |
|
DCB3063 | Antibiotic Consumption Data | Collection | DCB3063 documentation |
DCB2053 |
Annual GP Practice electronic Self Declaration (eDEC) |
Collection |
|
ISB 1523 |
Anonymisation Standard for Publishing Health and Social Care Data |
Standard |
|
Assessment, Discharge and Withdrawal Notices between Hospitals and Social Services |
Standard |
||
Assuring Transformation |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3067 | Better Care Fund Quarterly Reporting | Collection | DCB3067 documentation |
ISB 1555 |
Birth Notifications |
Standard |
|
SCCI2132 |
Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry |
Collection |
|
ISB 1597 |
Breast Screening Programme Data Set (KC63 and KC62) |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB2196 |
British Society of Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) Audit |
Collection |
|
Cancer Outcomes and Services Data set, Version 8.0 |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3102 | Cancer Quality of Life (QoL) Metric survey | Collection | DCB3102 documentation |
DCB2116 |
Cancer Patient Experience Survey |
Collection |
|
DCB3037 |
Cancer Patient Tracking List (PTL) |
Collection |
|
ISB 0085 |
Cataract Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB2167 |
CCG Digital Maturity Questionnaire |
Collection |
|
DCB3057 |
CCG Demand and Capacity Assurance collection |
Collection |
|
Child Protection Information Sharing |
Standard |
||
DCB2195 |
Childhood Influenza Vaccination Programme Primary School Age Children |
Collection |
|
ISB 0146 |
Childhood Measurement Central Return |
Standard and a Collection |
|
SCCI2185 |
Children and Young People (CYP) with an Eating Disorder Referral to Treatment Times (RTT) |
Collection |
|
Chlamydia Testing Activity Dataset |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB2096 |
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 360º Stakeholder survey |
Collection |
|
Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems |
Standard |
||
Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT Systems |
Standard |
||
Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) |
Standard and a Collection |
||
Commissioning Data Sets (CDS) Version 6.2.3: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3095 | Community Health Staff data collection | Collection | DCB3095 documentation |
DCB2013 |
Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework National Audit |
Collection |
|
Community Services Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3132 | Community Health Services SitRep | Collection | DCB3132 documentation |
DCB3058 | Compliance with National Data Opt-outs | Standard | DCB3058 documentation |
DCB2221 |
Conflict of Interest Indicator |
Collection |
|
DCB0095 | Consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times | Standard and a Collection | DCB0095 documentation |
Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) Return |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3129 | COVID-19 Daily Discharge Situation Report | Collection | DCB3129 documentation |
DCB3030 |
CQC provider survey |
Collection |
|
ISB 0153 |
Critical Care Minimum Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB3056 |
Daily 111 Winter Collection |
Collection |
|
SCCI2108 |
Database for the National Latent Tuberculosis Screening Programme in New Migrants from High-incidence Countries |
Collection |
|
Data Security and Protection Toolkit |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3032 |
Delayed Transfers of Care |
Collection |
|
DCB3035 |
Dementia Assessment and Referral Return |
Collection |
|
DCB3027 | Dental Working Patterns | Collection | DCB3027 documentation |
DCB2101 |
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Data Collection |
Collection |
|
DCB3002 | Devices Patient Level Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | DCB3002 documentation |
ISB 0073 |
Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
Diagnostic Imaging Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB0103-01 |
Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity Monthly Return |
Collection |
|
Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) |
Standard |
||
ISB 1556 |
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) |
Standard |
|
DCB3066 | Digital Maternity Record Standard | Standard | DCB3066 documentation |
DCB0127 |
Direct Access Audiology Priority Treatment List (PTL) and Waiting Times (WT) Dataset |
Collection |
|
DCB2212 | Drugs Patient Level Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | DCB2212 documentation |
ISB 1557 |
EDIFACT Pathology Messaging |
Standard |
|
Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0 |
Standard |
||
SCCI2118 |
eMED3 (fit notes) |
Collection |
|
DCB2083 |
Estates Return information Collection (ERIC) |
Collection |
|
Female Genital Mutilation Enhanced Dataset |
Standard and a Collection |
||
FGM - Information Sharing (FGM-IS) Local System Integration |
Standard |
||
DCB2039 |
Fill Rate Indicator Return, Staffing, Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professional and Care Staff |
Collection |
|
DCB2054 |
Friends and Family Test |
Collection |
|
DCB3019 |
General Practice Forward View monitoring |
Collection |
|
Genetic Testing Rates |
Collection |
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DCB3018 |
GP Appointments |
Collection |
|
DCB2236 |
GP Workload Tool |
Collection |
|
GPES: Alcohol Related Risk Reduction Scheme |
Extraction |
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DCB2090-3109 | GPES: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Audit (CVDPREVENT) |
Extraction | DCB2090-3109 documentation |
GPES: Childhood Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
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DCB2090-3114 | GPES: COVID-19 At Risk Patients data collection | Extraction | DCB2090-3114 documentation |
GPES: Dementia Data |
Extraction |
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GPES: General Medical Services (GMS) / Personal Medical Services (PMS) Core Contract Data |
Extraction |
||
GPES: General Practice to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (GP2DRS) |
Extraction |
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GPES: Indicators no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) |
Extraction |
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DCB2090-2171 | GPES: Learning Disabilities Data | Extraction | DCB2090-2171 documentation |
GPES: Learning disabilities health check scheme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Meningococcal B Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Pertussis in pregnant women vaccination programme |
Extraction |
||
DCB2090-3038 | GPES: Physical Health Checks for People with Serious Mental Illness | Extraction | DCB2090-3038 documentation |
GPES: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination programme |
Extraction |
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DCB2090-3084 | GPES: Primary Care Networks | Extraction | DCB2090-3084 documentation |
GPES: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) |
Extraction |
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GPES: Rotavirus (routine childhood immunisation) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Shingles (catch up aged 78) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GPES: Shingles (routine aged 70) Vaccination Programme |
Extraction |
||
GUMCAD STI Surveillance System |
Standard and a collection |
||
ISB 1558 |
HA/GP Links |
Standard |
|
Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data |
Standard |
||
ISB 0070 |
Healthcare Resource Groups (HRG) |
Standard |
|
DCB3009 |
Healthy Child Programme |
Standard |
|
DCB2178 |
Hepatitis B (new born) Babies Vaccination Programme (CQRS) |
Collection |
|
HIV and AIDs Reporting System (HARS) |
Standard and a Collection |
||
SCCI2125 |
Hospital and Community Health Services Written Complaints Collection (KO41a) |
Collection |
|
DCB2176 |
HPV Booster Vaccination Programme (CQRS) |
Collection |
|
DCB3122 | ICU Consumables Stocktake: Renal Stocktake | Collection | DCB3122 documentation |
DCB3051 |
Identity Verification and Authentication Standard for Digital Health and Care Services |
Standard |
|
DCB1520 |
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
ISB 1512 |
Information Governance Standards Framework |
Standard |
|
Information Sharing to Tackle Violence |
Standard |
||
DCB3031 |
Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Collection |
Collection |
|
DCB3076 | Integrated Urgent Care Forecasting and Capacity Planning | Collection | DCB3076 documentation |
ISB 0148 |
Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Codes |
Standard |
|
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) |
Standard |
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ISB 0112 |
Inter-Provider Transfer Administrative Minimum Data Set |
Standard |
|
DCB3042 |
Junior Doctors – Rota Notification |
Collection |
|
DCB1576 |
KH03: Bed Availability and Occupancy |
Collection |
|
DCB3014 |
Learning Disability Transformation Indicators |
Collection |
|
DCB3079 | Long Length of Stay Discharge Patient Tracking List | Collection | DCB3079 documentation |
Maternity Services Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB2179 |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination Programme (CQRS) |
Collection |
|
DCB3077 | Medical Revalidation Annual Organisational Audit | Collection | DCB3077 documentation |
Mental Health Services Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB3089 | Mental Health Staff data collection | Collection | DCB3089 documentation |
DCB1573 |
Mixed-Sex Accommodation |
Collection |
|
DCB3023-01 |
Monthly Activity Return |
Collection |
|
DCB3025 |
Monthly Situation Report – Critical Care and Urgent Cancelled Operations |
Collection |
|
DCB1607 |
Monthly Situation Report – Emergency Care |
Collection |
|
National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB2235-01 |
National Diabetes Audit |
Collection |
|
DCB2235-03 |
National Diabetes Footcare Audit |
Collection |
|
DCB2235-04 |
National Diabetes Inpatient Audit |
Collection |
|
DCB2235-05 |
National Diabetes Inpatient Audit: Harms Collection |
Collection |
|
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
National Joint Registry Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB2235-02 |
National Pregnancy in Diabetes Audit |
Collection |
|
DCB2097 | National Wheelchair Data Collection | Collection | DCB2097 documentation |
National Workforce Data Set |
Standard |
||
Neonatal Critical Care Minimum Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
ISB 1595 |
Neonatal Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB3127 | NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Deferred Assessments SitRep | Collection | DCB3127 documentation |
DCB3085 | NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Patient-Level Data Set | Standard and a Collection | DCB3085 documentation |
DCB2117 |
NHS Continuing Healthcare quarterly collection |
Collection |
|
DCB3126 | NHS 111 First Situation Report (SitRep) | Collection | DCB3126 documentation |
DCB3024 |
NHS 111 Minimum Data Set |
Collection |
|
DCB2228 |
NHS 111 Pathways |
Collection |
|
DCB3029 |
NHS 111 Patient Experience Survey |
Collection |
|
ISB 1080 |
NHS Health Check |
Standard and a Collection |
|
ISB 0149 |
NHS Number |
Standard |
|
ISB 0149-01 |
NHS Number for General Practice |
Standard |
|
ISB 0149-02 |
NHS Number for Secondary Care |
Standard |
|
DCB3078 | NHS Staff Survey | Collection | DCB3078 documentation |
DCB2154 | NHS Surplus Land | Collection | DCB2154 documentation |
DCB3133 | NHS Trust and CCG Governing Bodies - 2020 Board Membership and Diversity Survey (England) | Collection | DCB3133 documentation |
OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures |
Standard |
||
SCCI2213 |
Out of Area Placements (OAPs) |
Collection |
|
Overseas Visitor Charging Category (OVCC) |
Standard |
||
Paediatric Critical Care Minimum Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
||
Palliative Care Co-ordination: Core Content |
Standard |
||
ISB 0099 |
Patient Identifiers for Identity Bands |
Standard |
|
DCB2085 |
Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) |
Collection |
|
DCB3003 | Patient Level Contract Monitoring | Standard and a Collection | DCB3003 documentation |
DCB2123 | Patient Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Data Set | Standard and a Collection | DCB2123 documentation |
DCB2123-02 | Patient-Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Ambulance Data Set | Standard and a Collection | DCB2123-02 documentation |
DCB2123-04 | Patient-Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set | Standard and a Collection | DCB2123-04 documentation |
DCB2123-03 | Patient-Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) Mental Health Data Set | Standard and a Collection | DCB2123-03 documentation |
DCB2225 |
PCV HIB MenC Vaccination Programme (CQRS) |
Collection |
|
DCB2184 |
Personal Health Budgets |
Collection |
|
DCB2153 | Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey, England | Collection | DCB2153 documentation |
DCB2169 |
Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England |
Collection |
|
DCB3038 |
Physical healthcare for people with serious mental illness (SMI): Primary care data collection |
Collection |
|
DCB3091 | Plastics Reduction Pledge | Collection | DCB3091 documentation |
SCCI2193 |
Prevent Training Reports |
Collection |
|
DCBI2197 |
Primary care Commissioning Activity Report (PCAR) |
Collection |
|
DCB3128 | Primary Care Monitoring Survey | Collection | DCB3128 documentation |
DCB3007 |
Programme Budgeting |
Collection |
|
DCB3082 | Public Health Specialist Workforce data collection | Collection | DCB3082 documentation |
DCB3071 | Public Sector Apprenticeship Target: Statutory annual reporting | Collection | DCB3071 documentation |
DCB0143 |
Quarterly Monitoring Cancelled Operations |
Collection |
|
Radiotherapy Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
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DCB3090 | Referral to Treatment (RTT) Weekly Patient Tracking List (PTL) | Collection | |
ISB 0066 |
Renal Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB2172 |
Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC) |
Collection |
|
DCB2205 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake (GP Patient) Survey (Main) |
Collection |
|
DCB2211 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake (GP Patient) Survey (Child) |
Collection |
|
DCB2204 |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Frontline Healthcare Workers Survey |
Collection |
|
Secure Email |
Standard |
||
SCCI2173 |
Seven Day Services Survey |
Collection |
|
Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Dataset |
Standard and a Collection |
||
Sexual Orientation Monitoring |
Standard |
||
DCB2161 |
Short and Long Term Return |
Collection |
|
SNOMED CT |
Standard |
||
ISB 0005 |
Specialised Services National Definitions Set |
Standard |
|
DCB3080-02 | Spend Comparison: Accounts Payable data | Collection | DCB3080-02 documentation |
DCB3080-01 | Spend Comparison: Purchase Order data | Collection | DCB3080-01 documentation |
Stop Smoking Service Quarterly Monitoring Return |
Collection |
||
DCB3099 | Sugar Sweetened Beverages collection | Collection | DCB3099 documentation |
Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections |
Standard and a Collection |
||
DCB1533 |
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
ISB 1606 |
Trauma Audit and Research Network Notification Data Set |
Standard and a Collection |
|
DCB0028 | Treatment Function and Main Specialty Standard | Standard | DCB0028 documentation |
DCB2043 |
UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (UKISS) |
Collection |
|
DCB3131 | Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2020-23 | Collection | DCB3131 documentation |
DCB3093 | Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care and Intensive Home Treatment for Children and Young People – Third National Survey | Collection | DCB3093 documentation |
DCB1593 |
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment |
Collection |
|
SCCI2163 |
Weekly Diagnostic Activity Collection |
Collection |
|
DCB3048 |
Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) |
Collection |
|
DCB3040 |
Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) |
Collection |