Background

It was discovered that there are many misalignments and inconsistencies between Standards Traceability Matrices (TMs) and the Live Confluence versions of the Digital Care Services (DCS) Overarching Standards. The objective of this project is to consolidate multiple ‘IN USE’ versions of the Standards used across multiple frameworks and to align both TMs and the Confluence version of the Standards, alongside any agreed Subject Matter Expert (SME) changes.

A final version of each Standard will be published, with an additional column added named ‘Applicable Framework(s)’.

This column will display the frameworks that are applicable to each individual requirement, which will eliminate the need for multiple versions of Standards.

Outline Plan

Not applicable as the Roadmap Item is a ‘Patch’ change and no work is required by Suppliers.

Summary of Change

All Standards

• References to ‘NHS Digital’ uplifted to ‘The Authority’ where applicable

• Spelling/grammar/formatting fixes

• ‘Applicable Framework(s)’ column added

• Minor wording changes and requirement consolidation

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

• Uplift Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Standard to version 1.1.1

• Requirements to be removed:

  • BC-DR-4

  • BC-DR-7 (covered by BC-DR-6)

  • BC-DR-9 (covered by BC-DR-6 and BC-DR-8)

  • BC-DR-14 (covered by BC-DR16, BC-DR-16a and BC-DR-1)

  • BC-DR-15 (covered by BC-DR16, BC-DR-16a and BC-DR-1)

  • BC-DR-17 (covered by BC-DR-18)

• Retire Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Standard version 1.1.0

Clinical Safety

• Uplift Clinical Safety Standard to version 1.0.1

• Retire Clinical Safety Standard version 1.0.0

Data Migration

• Uplift Data Migration Standard to version 2.0.2

• Retire Data Migration Standard version 2.0.1

Data Standards

• Uplift Data Standards Standard to version 2.0.2

• Retire Data Standards Standard version 2.0.1

Hosting and Infrastructure

• Uplift Hosting and Infrastructure Standard to version 1.1.2

• Retire Hosting and Infrastructure Standard version 1.1.1

Information Governance

• Uplift Information Governance Standard to version 3.0.1

• Requirements to be removed:

  • GP-IG-6-3 (merging with GP-IG-17-2)

  • GP-IG-6-4 (merging with GP-IG-17-2)

  • GP-IG-9-3 (merging with GP-IG-9-2)

  • GP-IG-10-3 (merging with GP-IG-10-1)

  • GP-IG-13-5A (merging with GP-IG-13-4)

  • GP-IG-13-5B (merging with GP-IG-13-4)

  • GP-IG-13-5C (merging with GP-IG-13-4)

  • GP-IG-14.2-1 (merging with GP-IG-13-4)

• Retire Information Governance Standard version 3.0.0

• Retire Information Governance Standard version 2.1.2

Non-Functional Questions

• Uplift Non-Functional Questions Standard to version 2.1.2

• Retire Non-Functional Questions Standard version 2.1.1

• Retire Non-Functional Questions Standard version 1.0.2

Testing

• Uplift Testing Standard to version 1.0.2

• Retire Testing Standard version 1.0.1

Training

• Uplift Training Standard to version 1.5.1

• Requirements to be removed:

  • TR-3.3

  • TR-3.5

  • TR-4.2

  • TR-5.1

  • TR-7.2

  • TR-9.3 (covered by TR-9.1)

  • TR-10.1

  • TR-10.3 (merging with TR-10.2)

  • TR-10.4 (merging with TR-10.2)

  • TR-14.2 (merging with TR-14.1)

• Retire Training Recovery Standard version 1.5.0

• Retire Training Recovery Standard version 1.0.1

Full Specification

Uplifted Overarching Standards:

• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

• Clinical Safety

• Data Migration

• Data Standards

• Hosting and Infrastructure

• Information Governance

• Non-Functional Questions

• Testing

• Training

Assurance Approach

Not applicable as the Roadmap Item is a ‘Patch’ change and no work is required by Suppliers.