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Supports the interoperable sharing of pathology reports from laboratories to Primary Care for the purpose of direct care.

Defines a specification to enable the exchange of pathology laboratory data.

Send pathology test results from laboratories to GP practices using the Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (EDIFACT) standard.

Request laboratory tests and send the results back to the requester, usually the patient's GP or consultant.

Forms the basis of sharing pathology test requests and results for all of England.

A specification for the clear and unambiguous display of patient information on an NHS patient identity band.

Provides patient level detail as one of a set of standards introduced by NHS England to enable national consistency of the flow of cost and activity information from providers to commissioners.

Provides motivation for improvement by providing a clear message, directly from patients, about how the environment or services might be enhanced.

Part of a set of two collections for patient-level costing, which provide a consistent approach to reporting cost information at patient level.

Receive notifications about changes to a patient's demographic details, including birth, death, change of address and change of GP using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.