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Jeremy Thorp, Head of Business Architecture at NHS Connecting for Health, is to become the new Chair of BSI IST/35, the UK's national health informatics standards committee, it was announced at the IST/35 meeting on 7 September. He replaces Ray Rogers, who has held the post since 1991. Pat Village, who has served as secretary since 1991, is also moving on. BSI IST/35 is important because it is the one and only body that represents the UK on international standards bodies such as CEN TC251 (Europe) and ISO 215 (International). Jeremy Thorp is one of the few people in NHS Connecting for Health who has direct experience of healthcare standards development. Jeremy is a key-note speaker at HL7 uk 2005