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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.

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.

Become a Spine Mini Service Provider (SMSP) giving access to patients' personal information, such as name, address, date of birth, related people, registered GP and NHS number, using our Spine Mini Service Provider (SMSP) API standards.

Allows the sharing of care plans between patients, carers and all involved health and care professionals.

Contains information on activity and demographics of patients who have been referred to a Post-Covid (Long Covid) assessment clinic in England.