| Milestone |
 |
| Project Board finalisation of Common Data Set items |
March 2005 |
| Submission of request for an Information Standard Requirement |
May 2005 |
| Approval of an Information Standard Requirement |
June 2005 |
| Pre-Pilot implementation planning |
January - March 2005 |
| Pilot study of the Common Data Set in four settings on five sites |
March – September 2005 |
| Extended pilot study on 15 additional sites |
October 2005 – March 2006 |
| Submission of Common Data Set for approval as Draft Operational Information Standard |
February 2006 |
| Approval of the Draft Operational Information Standard |
March 2006 |
| Preparation for submission of Full Operational Information Standard |
March – July 2006 |
| Preparation for roll-out of full Data Set within GU, CCS and selected GP settings |
April – August 2006 |
| Submission for Full Operational Information Standard |
July 2006 |
| Approval for Full Operational Information Standard |
August 2006 |
| Request to NHS and ISB to issue a Data Set Change Notice (DSCN) |
August 2006 |
