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- ↑ "PRSB awards its first Quality Mark for conformance with core info standard". Digital Health. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "PRSB publishes extension of shared care record standards". Digital Health. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.