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Standards describe the technical specification or operating conditions which represent best practice for digital social care record solutions. These standards must be fully met by all solutions on the Assured Solution List within an agreed timeframe.
| Standard | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery | Ensures that solutions are supported by robust business continuity plans and disaster recovery measures. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Clinical Safety | Supports the management of clinical risk and patient/service user safety. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Commercial | Underpins all commercial activity relating to the Buying Catalogue by defining rules governing commercial relationships and setting out standards of behaviour. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Data Migration | Supports the safe and effective migration of data if a buyer changes from one solution to another. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Data Standards | Defines detailed technical standards for the storage, management and organisation of data and specifies standardised reference data, terminology and codes. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| About Me Standard (PRSB) | Supports sharing important details about a person and how they want to receive care. This standard is a requirement under Data Standards. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Personalised Care and Support Plan Standard (PRSB) | Enables the right information for people to manage their own care. This standard is a requirement under Data Standards. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Hosting & Infrastructure | Supports best practices for infrastructure and hosting of systems. For example, ensuring systems are cost effective, secure and energy efficient. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Information Governance | Supports the controls needed to ensure that sensitive personal data is kept confidential, is accurate and is available to authorised users when required. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Non-Functional Questions | Enables NHS Digital to assess the risk associated with the assessment of a solution against other overarching Standards. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Testing | Ensures that a suppliers’ software delivery test processes are of sufficient quality and rigour. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Interoperability | Defines a comprehensive set of standards, interfaces and protocols that solutions will use when working together. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| GP Connect | Supports sharing of data held within GP IT solutions across health and social care organisations. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |
| Supports the secure transmission of sensitive and confidential information by email. More information about the Standard | Working toward compliance |