HA/GP Links
A national initiative to provide Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between national health applications and GP Practices operating throughout England and Wales.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- ISB 1558
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Information standards
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
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- Applies to
- GP Practices operating throughout England and Wales
- Associated medias
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Interoperability
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
- Related standards
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
The objective of the project is to move towards a paperless transaction base between GP Practices and health applications by replacing Registration and Items of Service (IOS) forms with electronic transactions transmitted via a communications network (NHSNET).
This is to be achieved by:
- Receiving Registration details from GP Practices and providing the means for automatic update of the HA patient database.
- Transmitting to GP Practices the details of Registration changes made on the HA patient database to allow the same patient details to be updated onto the Practice's patient database.
- Receiving IOS claims from GP Practices and providing the facility to both automatically validate and update the the HA General Medical Services Quarterly Payment (GMSQP) system with those claims which are eligible for payment.
- Transmitting electronic GP statements to GP Practices.
Page last updated: 14 May 2024