Version: 1.0.4 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 4 days ago
Health informatics — International patient summary
Dataset
Summary
Type:
Information standards
Applies To:
- Government Regulators
- Patient and Caregivers
- Healthcare Administrators
- Clinicians
- Vendors
- Digital Health Agencies and NGOs
Impacts On:
Person or provider digital health systems; Health information structure,
content, meaning; Health information access / interoperability; Formal
identification of health information
Topics:
- Data definitions and terminologies
- International Standards
- Patient communication
Documentation
Description:
This document defines the core data set for a patient summary document that supports continuity of care for a person and coordination of their healthcare. It is specifically aimed at supporting the use case’ scenario for ‘unplanned, cross border care’ and is intended to be an international patient summary (IPS). Whilst the data set is minimal and non-exhaustive, it provides a robust, well-defined core set of data items. The tight focus on this use case also enables the IPS to be used in planned care. This means that both unplanned and planned care can be supported by this data set within local and national contexts, thereby increasing its utility and value.
Documentation Link:
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue