Information Standards Notice

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 Collection (including Extraction)

   (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 Collection (including Extraction)

   approved by the Data Coordination Board  (DCB).

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

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 Digital  website at Information Standards and Collections (Including Extractions).

Details of all published Information Standards Notices  can be found at the NHS Digital  website: at Publication and Notification.