Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 84 days ago
Pathology Test and Results Standard
Dataset
Summary
Reference Code:
DAPB4017
Type:
Technical standards and specifications
Topics:
- Continuity of care
- Key care information
- Messaging
- Referrals
- Tests and diagnostics
Care Settings:
- Community health
- Hospital
- Maternity
- Social care
- Urgent and Emergency Care
Contact Point
Contact Point:
Documentation
Description:
The NHS Pathology Bounded Code List used within the ISB 1557 EDIFACT standard for the Pathology domain which, along with the NHS National Laboratory Medicine Catalogue are still released, were utilised to inform this specification.
Relations:
This standard is related to EDIFACT ISB 1557, which is the current clinical message exchange standard for GP-Hospital Communications, including pathology information using variant NHS003.
Name:HL7 Version 2 (V2) and (V3) CDA® (HL7 Clinical Document Architecture)
Explanation:The de-facto standard across secondary care/middleware including pathology test
results from Laboratory Information Management Systems.
Name:HL7 FHIR
Name:The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)
Explanation:The international standard for all units of measure being contemporarily used,
including in health and care.
Name:GP Connect Access Record: Structured - FHIR API
Explanation:This related standard is used to support the retrieval of pathology lab results
from GP systems.
Dependencies:
[object Object]
Review & Status
Technical Committee:
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Dataset Identifier:
4cc99154-994d-4b05-b6c0-ae1b507ec50e
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
retired
Legal Authority 1
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and
Social Care Act 2012
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue