NHS Number standards
The NHS Number Programme exists to support health and social care organisations in the complete adoption of the NHS Number. In order to develop feasible NHS Number Standards for each care setting area the programme has been separated out to tackle these on an individual basis.
Published standards
At present there are published NHS Number Standards for:
Please see an article from Dr Peter Short , one of our National Clinical Leads for GPs.
The full standard is available by clicking on supporting documents and selecting Submission (PDF, 426Kb)
NHS Number Standards currently under development are:
- Adult Social Care
- GP Out of Hours
In the meantime, please refer to the Interim Guidance for those organisations already using, or wanting to use, the NHS Number.
Letters
Sir Bruce Keogh's letter regarding the NHS Number (PDF, 213Kb)