Summary

If your Solution is not compliant with the Standards applicable to Digital Care Services, then Buyers cannot be confident that your Solution is safe for them to use, whether it will be able to interact with other systems, or be comprehensible.

Your Solution must complete the Standards Assurance process which involves establishing whether your Solution works in accordance with regulations and instructions. This process is applicable for the Overarching Standards, Primary Care Technology and Innovation Standard and the Technical Standards.

To do this you must indicate for each requirement whether or not you are compliant by completing the relevant Standard Compliance Traceability Matrix.

The Traceability Matrixes will inform you as to what type evidence is required, but may include:

• Self-declaration

• Written explanation/Supporting written statements

• Data extracts/Reports

We will review the evidence and provide you with a result on whether the it is sufficient to pass the requirement.

Please note that Standards Assurance work MUST be completed, or a Work Off Plan arranged to complete the work within an agreed time, in order to complete the Onboarding Process.

Interoperability

Interoperability involves two components:

1. The Interoperability Standard, which has a Traceability Matrix and follows the assessment process described on this page.

   1. The Interoperability Standard is mandatory for all Solutions that include interfaces covered by the scope of this Standard.

2. The National integration and interoperability Standards which are listed in the Capability-specific interoperability Standards section of the Interoperability Standard page.

   1. To determine which Capability-specific interoperability Standards your Solution is required to be compliant with, check the Additional Implementation Details of the Epics you have selected, and the the Capability-specific interoperability Standards tables on the Interoperability Standard page.

Outcomes

• At the end of the Standards Assurance process you should be compliant with:

  • Overarching Standards

  • Primary Care Technology and Innovation Standard

  • Context Specific Standards (these are mandated based on the Capabilities and Epics you select and can be identified in the Capability pages)

  • Interoperability Standards.

• Your Solution works predictably, safely and reliably across a range of areas, including:

  • integration between different systems

  • storage of data in accordance with regulations

• At the end of the Standard Assurance activity we will have:

  • pre-populated your Traceability Matrixes with any evidence previously received

  • provided you with Tracability Matrixes for each Standard you must complete.

  • have a complete record of the your Standard Assurance process.

Completing the Traceability Matrix

Actions Required

1. We will review any evidence previously submitted for other Frameworks and update your Traceability Matrixes accordingly

2. We will email you a link to the External SharePoint location which contains your Standard Traceability Matrix

3. You should download the file, complete it and save it along with any requested evidence to the SharePoint folder

4. In addition, you should do the following:

   1. update the version number in the filename

   2. email the completed file to buying.catalogue@nhs.net, copying in your Supplier Manager

   3. save any requested evidence in the External SharePoint folder and confirm this in the email

5. We will review the Traceability Matrix and evidence provided and provide an outcome through your Supplier Manager, including any requests or changes.

6. If there are no concerns then we will confirm that the Traceability Matrix is complete.

Additional Material

• Capabilities and Standards Model (Tech Innovation Framework)

• Introduction to Capabilities and Standards

• Capabilities and Standards Structure

• Standards