Information Standards Notice

The release of Information Standards Notices is managed by the Data Alliance Partnership Board  (DAPB).

An Information Standards Notice was previously known as a Data Set Change Notice  (DSCN).

An Information Standards Notice  (ISN) is either a notice of an:

• Information Standard approved by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care  (ISB)

• Information Standard and Data Collection (Including Extractions)

   (ISCE) accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information  (SCCI) for formal approval by the Department of Health and Social Care  or NHS England

• Information Standard and Data Collection (Including Extractions)

   approved by the Data Coordination Board  (DCB).

• Information Standard and Data Collection (Including Extractions)

   approved by the Data Alliance Partnership Board  (DAPB).

When a health and social care ORGANISATION in England receives an Information Standards Notice, they ensure that they and their contractors comply with the notice as specified.

Further information on Information Standards Notices, see the NHS England  website at Information Standards and Collections (Including Extractions).

Details of all published Information Standards Notices  can be found at the NHS England  website: at Publications and Notifications.