Data Standards (DSCR)
Description
Defines detailed technical standards for the storage, management and organisation of data and specifies standardised reference data, terminology and codes.
Data Standards is a mandatory technical Standard which defines the data and information standards that must be adhered to and the operational and information reference data such as clinical terminology, drug database data sets, and organisational codes which must be utilised within the Solution to provide consistency of information.
NHS data standards are contained in the NHS Data Dictionary and Manual in the form of an entity relationship diagram or data model. The NHS Data Dictionary and Manual also holds the standards for field lengths and formats, and codes for classification lists.
Requirements
Requirement ID | Requirement Text | Level |
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GP-03.1-01 | Primary Source of organisations and individuals reference data Use ODS as the primary source of reference data for organisations and individuals (ODS is the legal source for organisational information). For further information see ODS. Also see TRUD link for ODS. | MUST |
GP-REF-2.1.13 | Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data - New identifier structure Adhere to the aspects of DCB0090 regarding the structure and format of organisation codes. For further information see latest version of DCB0090: Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data. | MUST |
GP-REF-2.1.13A | Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data - XML release format Adhere to the elements of DCB0090 regarding the move to xml release format, the release mechanism and APIs. For further information see latest version of DCB0090: Health and Social Care Organisation Reference Data. | MAY |
GP-03.2-09 | Prevent amendment of reference data Prevent Users from amending the source/underlying data from any nationally provided Reference Data. | MUST |
GP-13-01 | Reference Data (Version History) Suppliers to have the ability to identify what version of reference data was in use at any point in time. | MUST |
DS03 | Reference Data Updates The Supplier will deploy updates to any reference data within 8 weeks of its release. Release notifications are issued by TRUD. | MUST |
DSCR-002 | Personalised Care and Support Plan V2.0 Personalised Care and and Support Plans are the output of a collaborative care planning process, carried out in consultation and with the agreement of the person and their family/carer. They aim to maximise the person’s capacity to self-care/self-manage and need to be accessible, personalised and easy to understand. Care and support plans cover what is most important to the person. This includes personal and health related goals, strengths or assets, problems, needs and activities or actions linked to achieving the goals and addressing the problems and needs. Using Standards in electronic health care records allows information to be recorded, exchanged and accessed consistently and whenever it is needed across care settings, to deliver high-quality care to individuals. Personalised care planning Standards will help to enable people to manage their own care, with the support of a wide range of services including GPs, hospitals, occupational therapy and social care. The aim is that an individual will have one such plan that takes an holistic perspective, rather than multiple plans as is commonly the case. Information about the Standard can be found here. Information about the conformance assessment process can be found here. A Supplier will need to conform with all the ‘must have’ data items and business rules for a Standard and the ‘must have’ organisational assurance criteria and will need to implement at least 40% of all data items in the Standard. Achieving the minimum bar (40%) means that a Supplier achieving the quality mark has demonstrated an instance of the Standard that is safe and effective. Higher percentages of conformance (50-69% and 70% and above) shows how far the Supplier has gone between the minimum and ‘best practice’. | MUST |
DSCR-004 | About Me Standard V1.2 Whilst this is a Standard in its own right, the About Me Standard is also a section within the Core Information Standard, the Personalised Care and Support Plan and the Transfer of Care Standard. It is designed for sharing information that the person (or somebody acting on their behalf) considers important to share about themselves with others caring for or supporting them for the purposes of direct care, to enable the best, personalised care and support to be provided, aimed at capturing an individual’s needs, preferences and wishes for how they receive care and support in a person-centred approach. About Me information includes the most important details that a person wants to share with professionals in Health and Care Organisations. This information might include how best to communicate with the person, how to help them feel at ease or details about how they like to take their medication. Information about the Standard can be found here. Information about the conformance assessment process can be found here. A Supplier will need to conform with all the ‘must have’ data items and business rules for a Standard and the ‘must have’ organisational assurance criteria and will need to implement at least 40% of all data items in the Standard. Achieving the minimum bar (40%) means that a Supplier achieving the quality mark has demonstrated an instance of the Standard that is safe and effective. Higher percentages of conformance (50-69% and 70% and above) shows how far the Supplier has gone between the minimum and ‘best practice’. | MUST |
Capabilities
All Suppliers' Solutions delivering any Capabilities will need to meet this Standard.
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