An Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) Notice is either a notice of an:

• Information Standard approved by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB) or
• Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) (ISCE) accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) for formal approval by the Department of Health, NHS England or Health and Social Care Information Centre.

An Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) Notice was previously known as Information Standard (ISN) and Data Set Change Notice (DSCN).

When a health and social care ORGANISATION in England receives an Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) Notice, they ensure that they and their contractors comply with the notice as specified.

The types of Information Standards and Collections (including Extractions) Notices are:

• ISN: Information Standard Notice
  • An Information Standard and Notice (ISN) is a notice of an Information Standard approved by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB).
  • Information Standard Notices published after 1 April 2014 are accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information under Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care criteria.
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• ISN - IS: Information Standard Notice - Information Standard
  • An 'Information Standard Notice (ISN) - IS' is a notice of an Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) (ISCE) accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) for formal approval by the Department of Health or NHS England.
  • The ISCE is designated 'IS' to differentiate it from:
    • an ISN approved by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care or
    • an ISN issued in respect of collections (i.e. ISN - MC or ISN - NC).
      
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• ISN - MC: Information Standard Notice - Mandatory Collection
  • An 'Information Standard Notice (ISN) - MC' is a notice of an Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) (ISCE) accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) for formal approval by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
  • The ISN is designated 'MC' to show it is a mandatory collection.
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• ISN - NC: Information Standard Notice - Non-mandatory Collection
  • An 'Information Standard Notice (ISN) - NC' is a notice of an Information Standard and Collection (including Extraction) (ISCE) accepted by the Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) for formal approval by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
  • The ISN is designated 'NC' to show it is a non-mandatory collection.

Further information on Information Standards and Collections (including Extractions) Notices can be found on the Health and Social Care Information Centre website at Glossary of SCCI acronyms, words and phrases.

Information Standards and Collections (including Extractions) Notices published by the:

• Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care can be found on it's website at Library
• Health and Social Care Information Centre can be found on it's website at Information Standards Notices.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
formerly	Data Set Change Notice
shortname	ISCE
alsoknownas	Information Standards and Collections (including Extractions) (ISCEs)
plural	Information Standards and Collections (including Extractions) Notices