Outpatient letter

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Field	Value
Description	Standards for digital outpatient letters allow clinical information to be recorded, exchanged and accessed consistently across care settings. Best practice for most outpatient letters is writing directly to patients.
Reference code	Going through ISN process - Gill Foley managing
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Nationally Mandated	true
Status of standard	Active
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Standard type
Documentation Help Text
Link to Documentation	https://theprsb.org/standards/outpatientletterstandard/
Contact details	support@theprsb.org
Topic	Referrals Demographics Patient communication Information governance Tests and diagnostics
Care setting	Community health Hospital Mental health GP / Primary care
Related standards	This standard belongs to the group of transfers of care record standards, including [eDischarge](https://theprsb.org/standards/edischargesummary/), [Mental health](https://theprsb.org/standards/mentalhealth/) and [Emergency care discharge](https://theprsb.org/standards/emergencycaredischarge/) summaries, [Personalised care and support plan](https://theprsb.org/standards/personalisedcareandsupportplan/) and [Core information standard](https://theprsb.org/standards/coreinformationstandard/).
Dependencies	This standard needs to be reviewed and implemented alongside [SNOMED](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/publications-and-notifications/standards-and-collections/scci0034-snomed-ct), FHIR and electronic systems on both ends.
Assurance	This standard is currently being considered for approval as an information standard notice (ISN) by the [Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/data-alliance-partnership-board).
Endorsements	This standard has been endorsed by the following organisations: * Royal College of General Practitioners * Royal College of Midwives * Royal College of Nursing * Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists * Royal College of Occupational Therapists * Royal Pharmaceutical Society * Royal College of Physicians * Royal College of Psychiatrists * Royal College of Radiologists (Faculty of Clinical Oncology) * British Psychological Society * Resuscitation Council UK * Chartered Society of Physiotherapy * Institute of Health Records and Information Managers (IHRIM) * TechUK