PRSB Advisory Board summary
CEO update: Work programme overview
Oliver Lake provided an update on PRSB’s current and upcoming work.
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NHS Health Check Eligibility Criteria
Commissioned by DHSC, this project will create a comprehensive list of SNOMED-CT concepts relevant to NHS Health Checks. The new project focuses on making sure invitations reach the right people, avoiding inviting individuals who are already receiving regular care for other conditions, and focusing on those who may not currently be in the system, particularly people who don’t typically engage with health and care services.
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Diabetes device data and interoperability
This is a new phase of the Diabetes Standard to establish and promote data standards for Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) systems, Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM), and insulin pumps, including collaboration with manufacturers, NHS England, and standards organisations to ensure interoperability and conformance.
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Automating for Better Care: Connected medication management
Automating for Better Care (A4BC) is an established programme bringing suppliers and key stakeholders together to tackle interoperability challenges in medicines management, including alignment between systems and formularies. A4BC has been running as a quarterly forum for some time, and PRSB has now taken over its coordination and management. In 2026 the programme will also include accelerator projects to pinpoint key areas for development. Topics are currently
under discussion, and we welcome your input on priorities.
Other current and pipeline projects:
- Assurance support to an NHS Trust implementing Ambient Voice Technology
- Surfacing genomic data for professionals and patients
- Finalisation and implementation of the Epilepsy Standard
- Child Safeguarding standards development following the 2025 discovery report
- Health apps and digital technology assessment work
- Proposals to improve data for research
Standards Partnership Scheme update
We shared news that the PRSB Standards Partnership Scheme continues to grow as a vibrant community of system suppliers committed to implementing data standards.
- We have 63 supplier partners currently enrolled
- We offer ongoing conformance assessments and implementation support
- We host events including webinars and panel discussions
- We offer marketing opportunities for our partners across PRSB channels
We are also exploring a more flexible implementation approach, allowing components of standards to align more closely with supplier product roadmaps. Workshops are planned to test this approach and understand system wide benefits.
Our recent panel discussion Standards in Clinical AI: Aligning Innovation with Patient Safety was attended by 70 supplier partners, member organisations and providers. Through a panel discussion and audience Q&A, we explored the role of AI tools working with structured and unstructured data, the role of AI in clinical decision support and how the regulatory landscape is evolving and the impact of these developments on patient safety across the NHS as AI becomes more widely used in clinical settings.
We will continue bringing members and suppliers together on AI and related themes. We are also strengthening how we measure impact and reach of our standards, including the widespread use of About Me records by social care providers.
NHS England update: Data and analytics
We were pleased to welcome Mike Presence from NHS England’s Data and Analytics team. Mike outlined NHS England’s priorities for data architecture development focusing on:
- Metadata
- Data design
- Reference and master data
Mike emphasised that the data architecture is not static and requires continuous lifecycle management, transparency and broad system buy in. Mike outlines that NHS England is planning to establish community and advisory groups in 2026, with the first technical advisory group meeting in February and a wider launch event planned for the spring. They are seeking broad membership across core, technical, supplier and community representatives.
Questions from the discussion looked at terminology governance, collaboration with devolved administrations, and how people and service user voices will be incorporated. These areas will continue to evolve as work develops in 2026.
The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare
The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, launched in September 2025, is developing a new regulatory framework for AI, with recommendations due to the MHRA in 2026. We responded last week to their Call for Evidence emphasising that data quality must come first, supported by compliance with recognised health information standards and evolving standards to keep pace with AI. We advocate for transparent, explainable AI, robust validation, ongoing professional education and clear accountability and liability frameworks for safe and effective AI deployment. Please view the slides for more detail.
Safeguarding project update
Sarah Jackson, Associate Director for Standards Development & Support provided an update on the Child Safeguarding work commissioned by DHSC. The discovery phase recommended development of a national information standard to support consistent coding and sharing of safeguarding information. The programme included:
- Evidence review
- 78 stakeholder interviews across health and care roles
- Two multidisciplinary validation sessions
- National and regional engagement
Key findings highlighted the need to:
- Make it easier for clinicians to apply judgement when recording safeguarding information
- Provide clear guidance on coding, flagging and alerts
- Improve recording of relationships within and beyond the child’s household, including record linkage
The work aligns with the NHS 10 Year Plan and wider government priorities including the Opportunity Mission and the Keeping Children Safe agenda. Please view the slides for more details of the key findings.
New phase of diabetes work in 2026
Sarah also shared an overview of the new diabetes project. Building on our existing standards, this next phase will focus on making it easier to use patient generated device data safely and effectively in everyday care. Despite significant investment in diabetes technologies, much of this data is still hard to access within clinical systems, with clinicians often relying on separate proprietary platforms or information shown on a patient’s smartphone, limiting integration and efficiency.
Aims:
- Improve visibility and adoption of the Diabetes Information Record Standard
- Enable safer, easier use of device data in clinical workflows
- Support improved Time in Range and glycaemic control
- Explore how data can inform service redesign and resource prioritisation
- Collaborate with clinicians, industry, Diabetes UK and international initiatives including HL7 FHIR Device Interoperability work
We are keen to ensure the Advisory Board focuses on the issues that matter most to you. If there is a topic or challenge you would like to see covered at a future meeting in 2026, please contact us at info@theprsb.org.
If you have feedback on any of the work outlined above, or would like to get involved in specific programmes or advisory groups, please get in touch.
