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Documentation
Flowchart diagram - accessible
///mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: Example flowchart accDescr: Flowchart illustrating holiday shopping choices after receiving money at Christmas. Christmas[Christmas] Christmas -->|Get money| GoShopping[Go shopping] GoShopping --> LetMeThink{Let me think} LetMeThink -->|One| Laptop[Laptop] LetMeThink -->|Two| IPhone[iPhone] LetMeThink -->|Three| F[F]
- Explain the Christmas Shopping Decision Flowchart
Summary Narrative
During Christmas, you receive money and decide to go shopping. As you consider your options, you reach a decision point where you think about what to buy. You have three choices: purchasing a laptop, buying an iPhone, or selecting an unspecified third option. This flowchart represents the simple decision-making process of spending money received during the holiday season.
Overview
This flowchart illustrates a sequential decision-making workflow. It comprises 6 distinct nodes (2 process steps, 1 central decision point, and 3 outcome terminal states) connected by 4 directed transitions.
Nodes and Elements
Christmas
Represents the starting context or triggering event.
- • Type: Process Node
- • Text:
Christmas
Go shopping
Represents the action taken after receiving money.
- • Type: Process Node
- • Text:
Go shopping
Let me think
Represents the branch point where a purchase option is evaluated.
- • Type: Decision Node
- • Text:
Let me think
Laptop
Represents the outcome selected under the first choice.
- • Type: Outcome Node
- • Text:
Laptop
iPhone
Represents the outcome selected under the second choice.
- • Type: Outcome Node
- • Text:
iPhone
F
Represents an unspecified fallback or alternate outcome selected under the third choice.
- • Type: Outcome Node
- • Text:
F
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- •
Christmasleads toGo shoppingvia directed arrow labeled "Get money". - •
Go shoppingleads toLet me thinkvia directed arrow. - •
Let me thinkbranches toLaptopvia directed arrow labeled "One". - •
Let me thinkbranches toiPhonevia directed arrow labeled "Two". - •
Let me thinkbranches toFvia directed arrow labeled "Three".
Mindmap - accessible when not paired with Sankey diagram due to duplicate ids (node-1)
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- Explain the NHS Number Standard Mindmap
Summary Narrative
This diagram shows how the NHS Number is used across the health and care system to help keep your information safe, accurate, and easy to find. It explains that using the NHS Number is required by law for NHS services, and it’s already used by nearly all of them. It helps link your records when you go to different places for care—like your GP, hospital, or mental health services—so staff can see the right details about you. The diagram also shows how the NHS Number connects to other important rules and standards that protect your data and support good care. Overall, it helps make sure everyone involved in your care is on the same page.
Overview
This mindmap outlines the governance, adoption, clinical topics, and technical ecosystem of the NHS Number standard. It branches outward from a single root node into 8 primary domains connecting 25 subordinate nodes across health and care settings.
Nodes and Elements
NHS Number
The central root entity representing the unique patient identifier standard across England and Wales.
- • Type: Root Node
- • Text:
NHS Number
About
Represents clinical and operational information domains supported by the identifier.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
Continuity of care,Key care information,Demographics,Access to records,Patient communication,Referrals,Appointment / scheduling
Progress
Represents national uptake metrics and deployment status across the estate.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
Highly adopted, which leads to95% of the NHS
Used by
Specifies individual Information Standards Board (ISB) scope definitions.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
ISB 0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice,ISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary care
Costs to implement
Represents the financial and resource commitments necessary to adopt the standard.
- • Type: Terminal Attribute Node
- • Text:
Costs to implement
Benefits
Represents the operational improvements and financial returns delivered by standardized identification.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
Cost savings
Related to
Specifies dependent and allied health informatics, baby identification, and information governance standards.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
ISB 1555 NHS Number for Babies,ISB 0086 Information Governance Toolkit,ISB 1572 Sensitive Data,ISB 1512 Information Governance Standards Framework,ISB 1077 AIDC for Patient Identification
Legal obligations
Identifies legislative mandates and compliance statutory instruments governing usage.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
Mandatory, which links sequentially tofor NHS providers,Due to, andSection 250
Care settings
Details the health and social care sectors where implementation applies.
- • Type: Domain Branch Node
- • Sub-nodes:
Community health,GP / Primary care, andAcute(which branches intoMaternity,Hospital,Mental health, andUrgent and Emergency Care)
Relationships and Branch Mappings
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NHS Numberconnects toAbout. - •
Aboutconnects toContinuity of care. - •
Aboutconnects toKey care information. - •
Aboutconnects toDemographics. - •
Aboutconnects toAccess to records. - •
Aboutconnects toPatient communication. - •
Aboutconnects toReferrals. - •
Aboutconnects toAppointment / scheduling. - •
NHS Numberconnects toProgress. - •
Progressconnects toHighly adopted, which connects to95% of the NHS. - •
NHS Numberconnects toUsed by. - •
Used byconnects toISB 0149-01 NHS Number for General Practice. - •
Used byconnects toISB 0149-02 NHS Number for Secondary care. - •
NHS Numberconnects toCosts to implement. - •
NHS Numberconnects toBenefits. - •
Benefitsconnects toCost savings. - •
NHS Numberconnects toRelated to. - •
Related toconnects toISB 1555 NHS Number for Babies. - •
Related toconnects toISB 0086 Information Governance Toolkit. - •
Related toconnects toISB 1572 Sensitive Data. - •
Related toconnects toISB 1512 Information Governance Standards Framework. - •
Related toconnects toISB 1077 AIDC for Patient Identification. - •
NHS Numberconnects toLegal obligations. - •
Legal obligationsconnects toMandatory. - •
Mandatoryconnects tofor NHS providers. - •
for NHS providersconnects toDue to. - •
Due toconnects toSection 250. - •
NHS Numberconnects toCare settings. - •
Care settingsconnects toCommunity health. - •
Care settingsconnects toGP / Primary care. - •
Care settingsconnects toAcute. - •
Acuteconnects toMaternity. - •
Acuteconnects toHospital. - •
Acuteconnects toMental health. - •
Acuteconnects toUrgent and Emergency Care.
Standards Directory Roadmap (2024 - 2026) Gantt chart - accessible
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- Explain the Standards Directory Roadmap (2024 - 2026)
Summary Narrative
This chart shows the plan for improving the NHS Standards Directory from early 2025 to spring 2026. It starts with making documents easier to read and fully accessible by May 2025. During the year, important content like international and open standards was added, and the information was better organised using clear categories. Helpful features like search suggestions, email updates, and easier navigation were added throughout 2025. A system to manage content was put in place by early 2026. The project reaches a major milestone in March 2026 with official GDS live certification and completed business plans.
Overview
This Gantt chart details the strategic multi-year delivery timeline for the Standards Directory Roadmap from 2024 through 2026, demarcated by timeline markers for 01 January 2025 and 01 January 2026[cite: 3]. It organizes 17 distinct work packages and delivery streams across 3 primary strategic sections: Project, Content, and Capability[cite: 3].
Nodes and Elements
Project Section
Represents governance, compliance accreditation, and business assurance deliverables[cite: 3].
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WCAG 2.2 accessible: Accessibility standard compliance stream starting early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
GDS live certified: Government Digital Service assessment and live service accreditation target positioned in early 2026[cite: 3]. - •
Business cases: Strategic business justification and operational approvals scheduled across late 2025 into 2026[cite: 3].
Content Section
Encompasses metadata schemas, standard definitions, taxonomy frameworks, and core catalog curation[cite: 3].
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Open standards: Publication and incorporation of mandated cross-government open standards[cite: 3]. - •
ISO TC215 standards: Health informatics international standards adoption delivered across early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Create taxonomy: Development of categorized navigation structures in mid-to-late 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Create ontology: Semantic relationship definitions and data modeling delivered during late 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Data elements: Granular data item standardization delivered in mid 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Glossaries: Terminology definitions and vocabulary harmonization delivered across mid 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Simplify standards: Plain-language translation and structure simplification streams during mid 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Requirements/Benefits: Impact definition framework and requirement mapping delivered during mid-to-late 2025[cite: 3].
Capability Section
Represents core digital infrastructure, publishing tools, and search functionality on the platform[cite: 3].
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Data model upgrade: Backend schema enhancement and infrastructure refactoring in early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Email notifications: Automated user alert mechanisms scheduled across early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Integrate taxonomies: Implementation of standardized taxonomy tagging within search workflows during late 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Content Management System: Dedicated authoring and publishing system rollout crossing from late 2025 into early 2026[cite: 3]. - •
Autocomplete search: Predictive query completion component implemented in early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Accessible diagrams: Diagram refactoring and accessible alternative rendering across early 2025[cite: 3]. - •
Accessible documents: Document remediation stream ensuring accessible downloads across early 2025[cite: 3].
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- • Timeline milestone
01 Jan 2025precedes delivery of foundational accessibility and infrastructure tasks includingWCAG 2.2 accessible,Data model upgrade,Accessible diagrams, andAccessible documents[cite: 3]. - •
Create taxonomyinforms the subsequent delivery ofCreate ontologyand downstreamIntegrate taxonomies[cite: 3]. - • Content preparation streams (
Data elements,Glossaries,Simplify standards) feed into the finalization ofRequirements/Benefits[cite: 3]. - • Platform capability enhancements across 2025 culminate in the delivery of the
Content Management Systemspanning the01 Jan 2026milestone[cite: 3]. - • Timeline milestone
01 Jan 2026leads directly into final project governance closure, completingBusiness casesand securingGDS live certifiedstatus[cite: 3].
- •
Pie chart - accessible
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- Explain the example Pie chart
Summary Narrative
This pie chart shows the main elements found in a product, using both colours and labels to help you understand the amounts[cite: 4]. Potassium is the largest part, making up 50.05% of the product[cite: 4]. Calcium is next, at 42.96%[cite: 4]. Magnesium is much smaller at 10.01%, and Iron is the smallest part at 5%[cite: 4].
Overview
This proportional pie chart displays the compositional breakdown of essential minerals within Product X[cite: 4]. It details 4 categorical slices representing constituent quantities and their corresponding percentage shares of the total formulation[cite: 4].
Nodes and Elements
Potassium
Represents the primary mineral constituent of Product X[cite: 4].
- • Value:
50.05[cite: 4] - • Chart Display:
46%[cite: 4] - • Color: Slate blue[cite: 4]
Calcium
Represents the second largest mineral constituent of Product X[cite: 4].
- • Value:
42.96[cite: 4] - • Chart Display:
40%[cite: 4] - • Color: Light blue[cite: 4]
Magnesium
Represents a minor mineral constituent of Product X[cite: 4].
- • Value:
10.01[cite: 4] - • Chart Display:
9%[cite: 4] - • Color: Ochre gold[cite: 4]
Iron
Represents the smallest mineral constituent of Product X[cite: 4].
- • Value:
5[cite: 4] - • Chart Display:
5%[cite: 4] - • Color: Pink[cite: 4]
Relationships and Data Distribution
- •
Potassium [50.05]comprises the largest single slice, visually rendered at 46% of the chart area[cite: 4]. - •
Calcium [42.96]comprises the second largest slice, visually rendered at 40% of the chart area[cite: 4]. - •
Magnesium [10.01]comprises the third slice, visually rendered at 9% of the chart area[cite: 4]. - •
Iron [5]comprises the smallest slice, visually rendered at 5% of the chart area[cite: 4]. - • Combined together,
PotassiumandCalciumaccount for 86% of the total visual composition of Product X[cite: 4].
- • Value:
Entity relationship diagram - accessible
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- Explain the example Entity relationship diagram
Summary Narrative
This diagram outlines the core components of an online shopping system and demonstrates how customer purchases move from basket to fulfillment. A customer can register multiple delivery addresses and place multiple orders. Each order contains specific line items tied to individual products, which are organised under overarching product categories. When an order is completed, it generates an invoice that the customer is liable for, ensuring a full audit trail linking buyer, products, billing, and destination.
Overview
This entity relationship diagram illustrates an e-commerce purchasing and invoicing data schema. It defines 7 primary entities and 7 relational links mapping customer accounts, order fulfillment lines, billing objects, and catalog hierarchies.
Entities and Attributes
CUSTOMER
Represents the purchasing user or organization registered within the commerce system.
- • Entity:
CUSTOMER - • Role: Root account entity initiating orders and holding payment liability.
DELIVERY-ADDRESS
Represents the physical location where purchased goods must be shipped.
- • Entity:
DELIVERY-ADDRESS - • Role: Location record associated with customer profiles and order destinations.
ORDER
Represents an individual purchasing transaction created by a customer.
- • Entity:
ORDER - • Role: Central transactional entity tracking placement, shipping address, and line items.
ORDER-ITEM
Represents a specific line item and quantity within a placed order.
- • Entity:
ORDER-ITEM - • Role: Join and detail entity linking orders to specific catalog products.
PRODUCT
Represents an individual item available for purchase within the store catalog.
- • Entity:
PRODUCT - • Role: Catalog item referenced across order fulfillment records.
PRODUCT-CATEGORY
Represents a broader departmental grouping or taxonomy used to classify products.
- • Entity:
PRODUCT-CATEGORY - • Role: Hierarchical classification entity organizing the product catalog.
INVOICE
Represents the formal billing document issued for a completed transaction.
- • Entity:
INVOICE - • Role: Accounting record linked to an order and billed to a liable customer.
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- • One
CUSTOMERhas zero, one, or moreDELIVERY-ADDRESSrecords via 'has'. - • One
CUSTOMERplaces zero, one, or moreORDERrecords via 'places'. - • One
CUSTOMERis liable for zero, one, or moreINVOICErecords via 'liable for'. - • One
DELIVERY-ADDRESSreceives one or moreORDERshipments via 'receives'. - • One
ORDERincludes one or moreORDER-ITEMlines via 'includes'. - • One
INVOICEcovers exactly oneORDERvia 'covers'. - • One
PRODUCT-CATEGORYcontains one or morePRODUCTentities via 'contains'. - • One
PRODUCTis ordered in zero, one, or moreORDER-ITEMlines via 'ordered in'.
- • Entity:
Class diagram - accessible
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- Explain the example Class diagram
Summary Narrative
This diagram organizes different animals into a clear family tree to show which traits they share and what makes each one unique. At the head of the tree is Animal, which sets common details like age, gender, and shared behaviors for everything below it. Specialized types—such as Duck, Fish, and Zebra—inherit these baseline details while adding their own distinct features, like swimming, running, or specific physical traits.
Overview
This UML class diagram models object-oriented inheritance relationships across biological classifications. It defines 5 distinct classes comprising 1 parent superclass and 4 subclasses, detailing visibility scopes, attribute data types, and method signatures.
Entities and Attributes
Animal
Represents the core superclass defining general properties common to all creature instances.
- • Attribute:
+int age(Public integer representing age) - • Attribute:
+String gender(Public string representing gender) - • Method:
+isMammal()(Public function returning mammal verification) - • Method:
+mate()(Public function representing reproduction)
Duck
Represents an avian subclass containing bird-specific characteristics.
- • Attribute:
+String beakColor(Public string denoting beak appearance) - • Method:
+swim()(Public method defining aquatic locomotion) - • Method:
+quack()(Public method defining vocalization)
Fish
Represents an aquatic subclass with encapsulated dimensional attributes.
- • Attribute:
-int sizeInFeet(Private integer recording length in feet) - • Method:
-canEat()(Private method governing consumption capabilities)
Zebra
Represents an ungulate mammal subclass with wild classification state.
- • Attribute:
+bool is_wild(Public boolean flag tracking wild vs domesticated state) - • Method:
+run()(Public method defining terrestrial movement)
Ducks
Represents an alternate group or collection subclass derived from the base class.
- • Note: Contains empty attribute and operation compartments.
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- •
Fishinherits fromAnimalvia directed generalization arrow. - •
Zebrainherits fromAnimalvia directed generalization arrow. - •
Ducksinherits fromAnimalvia directed generalization arrow. - •
Duckstands as a separate specialized class alongside the inheritance hierarchy.
- • Attribute:
Quadrant diagram - accessible
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- Explain the example Quadrant diagram
Summary Narrative
This chart organizes six marketing campaigns into four distinct action categories based on how widely they were seen and how strongly audiences interacted with them. Campaigns that achieved both wide visibility and strong interaction are flagged for wider expansion, while those with high interaction but limited audience size need greater promotion. Conversely, initiatives with substantial visibility but weak engagement require optimization, and campaigns that scored poorly across both dimensions are recommended for re-evaluation.
Overview
This 2x2 quadrant matrix maps the performance distribution of campaigns A through F across dual axes: reach along the horizontal axis and engagement along the vertical axis. Each axis partitions performance into Low and High bands, establishing four distinct strategic action zones: Need to promote, We should expand, Re-evaluate, and May be improved.
Nodes and Elements
Need to promote
Represents the upper-left quadrant defined by low reach and high audience engagement.
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Campaign F: High engagement, low reach initiative. - •
Campaign A: High engagement, low reach initiative.
We should expand
Represents the upper-right quadrant defined by both high reach and high audience engagement.
- •
Campaign C: Top-performing initiative with strong reach and engagement.
Re-evaluate
Represents the lower-left quadrant defined by both low reach and low audience engagement.
- •
Campaign E: Underperforming initiative with low scores across both metrics. - •
Campaign B: Underperforming initiative with low scores across both metrics.
May be improved
Represents the lower-right quadrant defined by high reach but low audience engagement.
- •
Campaign D: Broadly distributed initiative requiring content optimization to boost interaction.
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- • Initiatives in
Need to promote(Campaign AandCampaign F) demonstrate strong content resonance that can transition intoWe should expandif distribution reach is scaled up. - • Initiatives in
May be improved(Campaign D) possess established audience volume and can transition intoWe should expandby refining engagement triggers. - • Initiatives in
Re-evaluate(Campaign BandCampaign E) fall below threshold expectations across both axes and risk decommissioning unless fundamentally redesigned. - •
Campaign Cserves as the benchmark outcome withinWe should expand, meeting criteria for continuous investment.
- •
Xy bar line chart - accessible
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- Explain the example Bar chart
Summary Narrative
This chart tracks how much time was spent training each day across a full week[cite: 8]. Training kicks off on Monday, pauses on Tuesday, and then climbs steadily every single day until peaking with the longest session on Saturday[cite: 8]. Sunday serves as a rest day with no activity, wrapping up the weekly routine[cite: 8].
Overview
This XY bar chart visualizes weekly training volume titled "Training progress"[cite: 8]. The horizontal axis displays the seven consecutive days of the week from Monday through Sunday, while the vertical axis measures time trained in minutes spanning from 0 to 300 in 20-minute intervals[cite: 8].
Nodes and Elements
mon
Represents training duration on Monday[cite: 8].
- • Day:
mon[cite: 8] - • Duration:
60minutes[cite: 8]
tues
Represents a rest day on Tuesday with no recorded workout time[cite: 8].
- • Day:
tues[cite: 8] - • Duration:
0minutes[cite: 8]
wed
Represents the mid-week training session on Wednesday[cite: 8].
- • Day:
wed[cite: 8] - • Duration:
120minutes[cite: 8]
thur
Represents an escalated training session on Thursday[cite: 8].
- • Day:
thur[cite: 8] - • Duration:
180minutes[cite: 8]
fri
Represents an extended training session on Friday[cite: 8].
- • Day:
fri[cite: 8] - • Duration:
230minutes[cite: 8]
sat
Represents the peak training session of the week on Saturday[cite: 8].
- • Day:
sat[cite: 8] - • Duration:
300minutes[cite: 8]
sun
Represents the final day of the week serving as an active recovery or complete rest day[cite: 8].
- • Day:
sun[cite: 8] - • Duration:
0minutes[cite: 8]
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- • Daily duration progresses from
60minutes onmonto0minutes ontues[cite: 8]. - • Activity resumes on
wedwith a continuous daily increase:120minutes onwed,180minutes onthur,230minutes onfri, and reaching a maximum of300minutes onsat[cite: 8]. - • Training concludes with
0minutes recorded onsun[cite: 8]. - • Total cumulative training duration across all seven days equals 890 minutes.
- • Day:
Git diagram - accessible
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- Explain the example Progress diagram
Summary Narrative
This diagram shows how a standard moves through its complete lifecycle, from an early idea to when it is no longer used[cite: 9]. It starts when a proposal enters through the front door, moves into building an early prototype version, and earns formal committee approval[cite: 9]. After undergoing a detailed review, the standard is officially published and widely adopted across services[cite: 9]. Eventually, when newer approaches take over, the standard reaches the end of its life and is retired[cite: 9].
Overview
This Git-style release workflow diagram models the chronological governance lifecycle of a standard along the primary
mainbranch[cite: 9]. It tracks 7 sequential lifecycle stages and 3 specific release version tags[cite: 9].Nodes and Elements
main
The primary release branch representing the single source of truth for the standard's lifecycle[cite: 9].
- • Branch Name:
main[cite: 9]
Front door
Represents the initial submission, intake, and triage point for a new standard proposal[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Front door[cite: 9] - • State: Initial standard commit[cite: 9]
Prototype standard:
Represents initial draft specification and prototype development[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Prototype standard:[cite: 9] - • Release Tag:
v1.0.0[cite: 9]
FCAP approved
Represents formal sign-off and approval by the governance board or assurance committee[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
FCAP approved[cite: 9]
Review
Represents formal scrutiny and evaluation preceding full operational release[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Review[cite: 9] - • Release Tag:
RC_1(Release Candidate 1)[cite: 9] - • Node Marker: Highlighted cross icon[cite: 9]
Standard published
Represents the official public release of the assured standard[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Standard published[cite: 9]
Adopted
Represents active deployment, integration, and operational uptake across health and care systems[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Adopted[cite: 9] - • Release Tag:
8.8.4[cite: 9] - • Node Marker: Square milestone marker[cite: 9]
Retired
Represents the terminal stage where the standard is formally phased out or decommissioned[cite: 9].
- • Commit Stage:
Retired[cite: 9] - • Note: Concludes with a dashed connector line denoting completion of the active release track[cite: 9].
Relationships and Flow Transitions
- •
Front doorcommits sequentially forward toPrototype standard:(tagged asv1.0.0) along themainbranch[cite: 9]. - •
Prototype standard:progresses toFCAP approvedfollowing governance assessment[cite: 9]. - •
FCAP approvedmoves into theReviewgate (tagged asRC_1)[cite: 9]. - •
Reviewadvances toStandard publishedupon successful validation[cite: 9]. - •
Standard publishedleads to widespread implementation at theAdoptedmilestone (tagged as8.8.4)[cite: 9]. - •
Adoptedtransitions intoRetiredwhen the standard reaches end-of-life status[cite: 9].
- • Branch Name:
Benefit 1
- NHS Data - Improving health and care - Improving patient outcomes and experience of care
- NHS Data - Improving health and care - Protecting and improving public and population health
- NHS Data - Improving data capabilities - Enabling improved data access, analysis and outputs
Benefit 2
- NHS Data - Supporting research activities - Reporting, consultation, collaboration and training
- NHS Data - Supporting research activities - Research findings and outputs
Requirement 1
- Ambulance (Urgent and Emergency Care)
- Care home
- Community health
- Dentistry
- GP / Primary care
- Home
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Mental health
- Military
- Pharmacy
- Prison
- School
- Social care
- Urgent and Emergency Care
- Walk in centre
- Access to records
- Clinical decision support
- Clinical safety
- Data
Requirement 2
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Coding
- Design
- Interoperability - Technical
Document 1
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National Workforce Data Set (NWD) Version 3.6 – Requirements Specification
Document Reference: DAPB1067 Amd 2/2025
Publication Date: 18 February 2025
Authors: Jill Clark, Lalita Wakde
Owner: Alyson Whitmarsh
Status: Final
Glossary of Terms
- AHP: Allied Health Professions
- ESR: Electronic Staff Record
- HR: Human Resources
- NHSE: NHS England
- Third Sector: Charities, voluntary orgs, CICs
- Trac: NHS recruitment platform
- WIRG: Workforce Information Review Group
- wMDS: Workforce Minimum Data Set
1. Overview
1.1 Background and Context
The NWD facilitates the capture of consistent NHS workforce data via structured data definitions. It supports the wMDS and is embedded in operational systems like ESR and Trac.
Key data items include:
- Staff Group
- Job Role
- Area of Work
- NHS Occupation Code
///mermaid graph TD StaffGroup --> JobRole JobRole -->|Flexible relationship| AreaOfWork JobRole --> NHSOccupationCode StaffGroup -->|Constrained| JobRole
Data values must be kept current to ensure appropriate role combinations. NWD supports a wide range of use cases, including HR, training, diversity monitoring, and planning.
1.2 Supporting Documents
- NWD3.6 Implementation Guidance
- NWD3.6 Data Set Specification
- NHS Occupation Code Manual v22
1.3 Scope
NWD is a reference data standard, not a data flow. It can be embedded in various HR systems across providers of NHS-funded care.
1.3.1 Users of the NWD
The following groups use NWD:
- NHS HR and Workforce planners
- Trusts, GPs, PCNs
- Regulators, e.g. CQC
- Third Sector, Social Enterprises
- NHS England & regions
///mermaid graph LR NHS_England -->|Implements| NWD HR -->|Uses| NWD Planners -->|Uses| NWD GP_Practices -->|Uses| NWD ThirdSector -->|Uses| NWD
1.3.2 Exclusions
NWD does not:
- Act as a data collection mechanism
- Define full HR systems
- Replace postgraduate deanery systems
- Define local organisation structures
1.3.3 Future Development
Ongoing developments target improved coverage for:
- DDaT workforce (Digital, Data and Tech roles)
- Equality monitoring fields
- Retirement of outdated matrices
1.4 Related Standards
- DCB0028: Treatment Function
- DAPB0011: Mental Health Services Data Set
- DAPB1069: Community Services Data Set
- DAPB4034: Primary Care Network Workforce Data
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2. Requirements
This section outlines the responsibilities for Health and Care organisations, IT system suppliers, and NHS England in implementing the NWD Standard.
2.1 Health and Care Organisations – Requirements
- NWD must be used for:
- Workforce Minimum Data Set submissions (e.g. R00433, DAPB4034)
- Earnings surveys and sickness/absence returns
- Workforce Planning, Equality Standards reporting
- Compliance is required by 1 March 2026, with systems updated by 1 September 2025.
- NWD should also be used for local, regional, and national workforce planning.
///mermaid flowchart TD A[Health & Care Orgs] --> B[NWD Use in HR & Planning] B --> C[wMDS, Sickness, Earnings Surveys] B --> D[Workforce Planning Reports]
2.1.1 Conformance Criteria – Health and Care Organisations
- Staff awareness of ISN 2/2025 by September 2025
- Staff training completed by March 2026
- System values updated by September 2025
- Internal processes aligned by March 2026
- Implementation monitored through query and complaint volumes
2.2 IT Systems – Requirements
All system suppliers (e.g. ESR, Trac, NHS Jobs) must update their systems to reflect changes described in the Information Standards Notice (ISN) within six months of its publication.
- System owners should subscribe to standard ISN communications
- Changes must be implemented by 1 September 2025
2.2.1 Conformance Criteria – IT Systems
- Systems must reflect updated values within six months of ISN
- Suppliers must work with stakeholders to ensure updates are correct
- Guidance documentation must inform any local extensions
///mermaid graph LR A[ISN Published] --> B[Suppliers Update Systems] B --> C[NWD Values Available in UI] C --> D[Data Captured at Source] D --> E[Compliance by Sept 2025]
2.3 NHS England – Requirements
- Must provide updated guidance by August 2025
- Must issue communications plan by August 2025
- Must monitor uptake and report issues to stakeholders
2.3.1 Conformance Criteria – NHS England
- Effective guidance and communication visible by drop in queries/complaints
- Feedback from ESR HR SIG and stakeholders used to verify success
///mermaid flowchart TD NHS_England -->|Publishes| Guidance NHS_England -->|Notifies| Suppliers & Users NHS_England -->|Monitors| Progress NHS_England -->|Responds to| Feedback
3. Information Governance Assessment
As NWD is a reference standard and contains no patient data, a Privacy Impact Assessment is not required.
4. Patient Safety Assessment
The NHS England Clinical Safety team confirmed that NWD changes do not impact clinical safety as they relate only to staff data.
5. Points of Contact
For queries or change requests:
- Email: enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk (Subject: "National Workforce Data Set")
- Phone: 0300 303 5678
6. Useful Resources
Document 2
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What are mandatory Information Standards
- A mandatory Information Standard is a standard in relation to the processing of information. They set out requirements that must be followed when health and adult social care information is used, processed and shared. - Information Standards also relate to information technology (IT), or IT services used, or intended to be used, in connection with the processing of information.Paragraph 2
What is the legal basis for publishing an information standard
- Information Standards are published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, as amended by the Health and Care Act 2022 and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. - NHS England (on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care) maintains a list of published Information Standards which are approved for publication by the Data Alliance Partnership Board (on behalf of Secretary of State). - The publication of an Information Standards Notice sets out the legal basis for an Information Standard, the nature of the legal duty and to whom it applies. An Information Standards Notice is accompanied by a suite of supporting documents to assist with the successful implementation of an Information Standard. - Providers should be aware that as amendments made by the Health and Care Act 2022 have now commenced, you could be asked to provide information on your compliance with an Information Standard for the purposes of monitoring and compliance.Paragraph 3
How has the law changed
- Previously, public health and adult social care providers had a statutory duty to “have regard” to Information Standards but were not obliged to comply if there was a justification. - However, the law has now changed which means both public and private health and adult social care providers will have a statutory duty to comply with any mandatory Information Standards that apply to them. - The legislative changes will also allow for monitoring and enforcement action to be taken against private health and adult social care providers where they fail to comply. - NHS bodies are required to comply with a mandatory Information Standard as a condition of the Provider License. These legislative changes are part of a wider suite of reform. Forthcoming changes will also make compliance with Information Standards mandatory for providers of information technology, IT services or processing of information using IT in the provision of health care and adult social care. This will ensure that both providers and IT suppliers are working towards a consistent set of rules – making seamless and safe information exchange possible across the health and adult social care system.Paragraph 4
Why were these changes necessary
- Providers and IT suppliers have told us that they would welcome greater clarity on priority Information Standards and where they should apply. - Inconsistent adoption of Information Standards continues to limit seamless data sharing between health and adult social care providers. - By strengthening previous legislation, we can enforce compliance with priority Information Standards and ensure that information can be shared more effectively across our health and adult social care system.Paragraph 5
What do providers need to do
An Information Standard Notice will set out the statutory duty that is placed on providers. Providers are then required to meet their statutory duty to comply with a mandatory Information Standard within the specified timeframes. Providers should be aware that they could be asked to provide information on their compliance with Information Standards for the purposes of monitoring compliance. NHS bodies are required to comply with an Information Standard Notice as a condition of the Provider License. In the future, private providers may face enforcement action if they fail to evidence compliance with mandatory Information Standards within the specified timeframes. Enhanced assurance of Information Standards will ensure that consideration has been given to how conformance will be monitored and enforcement action taken - and to ensure that the statutory duty that is being placed on providers is realistic and achievable. Who to contact for more information Please contact england.standards.assurance@nhs.net to understand more about these legislative changes and what they mean for you.Document 3
Review & Status
- Hippo Digital
- Answer Digital
- Metadataworks
- Clinical Audit Platform (CAP)
- Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS)
- Data Collection Framework online platform (DCF)
- Data Landing Platform (DLP)
- Federated Data Platform (FDP)
- General Practice Extraction Service (GPES)
- General Practice IT System Suppliers
- NHS England Estates and Facilities Management
- Public Health England (PHE)
Registration
Legal Authority 1
- Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
- Section 251 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
- Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012