Information Standard

The Information Standard is a certification scheme for health and social care information producers, supported by the Department of Health. It has been set up to help the public identify trusted sources of health and social care information.

The Information Standard mark is a recognisable quality mark given to information producers who become certified. They are given permission to display the mark on their information materials once they have demonstrated that they reach the requirements of the standard.

The Information Standard covers health and social care information designed for the public, not information written primarily for professionals. Information that can be covered by certification includes printed, electronic and scripted materials.

The scheme recognises the debate around the evidence base for complementary interventions and these information producers will need to fairly reflect the best available evidence like any other members of the scheme.