Interoperability Toolkit 3 Messaging Distribution FHIR API standards
API standards for a set of generic messaging components which use the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange version STU 3 to create a unified approach to NHS message and document flows across England.
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- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Status
- Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.
Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.
Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.
- Standard type
- Technical standards and specifications
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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.
- Contact point
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Messaging
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
- Care Connect FHIR API standards This standard uses the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange in version STU 3 to create a unified approach to interoperability across England.
- Care Connect FHIR API standards
- Related standards
- Digital Medicine - FHIR Notify a patient's registered GP practice about health and care services delivered at a pharmacy using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.
- Message Exchange for Social Care and Health API Use this API to transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations.
- Transfer of Care Emergency Care Discharge - FHIR Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an emergency care discharge.
- Transfer of Care Inpatient Discharge - FHIR Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an inpatient discharge.
- Transfer of Care Mental Health Discharge - FHIR Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support a mental health discharge.
- Transfer of Care Outpatient Clinic Letter - FHIR Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information following an outpatient consultation in a clinic.
- Digital Medicine - FHIR
Legal basis and endorsements
- Collaborating Organisations
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Page last updated: 18 October 2023