Skip to main content

National technology resources for Integrated Care Systems

For Chief Information Officers (CIOs), digital technology leads and technology implementers within integrated care systems (ICSs).

Find out about nationally-provided technology resources, including products and services, standards and guidelines, technical implementation support and commercial frameworks.

Explore the range of products and services


Products and services
  1. NHS digital service catalogue - provides a description of national digital services and programmes for health and social care in England
  2. Cyber and data security services - cyber and data security services available to the NHS and social care
  3. Data set catalogue - provides a description of the data sets available via the Data Access Request Service
  4. NHS federated data platform - software that enables NHS organisations to bring together operational data
Technical implementation support
  1. API and integration catalogue - public-facing description of health and care APIs, primarily for the NHS in England
  2. Supplier onboarding - process for onboarding suppliers, including products and services
  3. Developer and integration hub - learn how to build healthcare software and integrate with our APIs - resources for product owners, delivery leads, architects, developers and more
  4. Building healthcare software - non-technical guides for building healthcare software for specific functions or care settings
  5. Developer community - an NHS-hosted forum where tech teams raise questions, share feedback, get support, and collaborate on digital health solutions
Standards
  1. NHS standards directory  - public-facing directory for nationally recognised data standards for use in heath and social care
  2. Information governance standards - information governance guidance and standards published by NHS England
  3. NHS information standards - information standards notices (ISNs) published to announce new or changes to information standards published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
  4. Internet First
  5. Delen - the information sharing and collaboration platform for users of NHS England's terminology and classifications products
  6. NHS data model and dictionary - provides a reference point for approved information standards notices (ISNs) to support health care activities within the NHS in England. It has been developed for everyone who is actively involved in the collection of data and the management of information in the NHS.
Commercial procurement

NHS buying catalogue - public-facing description of primary care clinical information systems available for purchase through a framework

Central Commercial Function (CFF) Hub - this is only available to registered users - you may need to request access

NHS England website – public view of the guidance for trusts when buying digital and IT goods and services in the NHS

Last edited: 17 February 2026 3:35 pm