GP Connect API 1.4.0-beta released on 30th September 2019

Introduction

The GP Connect API 1.4.0-beta release introduces additional profiles and an extended API for accessing the Access Record Structured capability.

1.4.0 changes

Core Specification

Description:

  • A new sub-menu item for Access Record Documents has been added to the Implement a capability menu. The Access Record Documents specification includes retrieval of a structured list of documents or retrieval of individual documents.
  • The menu item links to the GP Connect versions page so the appropriate version of the new Access Record Documents specification can be selected as versions of the specifications may change independently.

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Foundations

Updated capability statement

Affects  Foundations

Description:

  • Version number has been updated to 1.4.0
  • References to additional FHIR® profiles have been added

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Access Record Structured

Updates to Overview

Affects  Access Record Structured

Description:

  • The scope has been extended to include Investigations and Outbound Referrals.
  • A note / link has been added within the scope to reference to the separate Access Record Documents specification which is referenced by some of the structured profiles.
  • Added Investigations and Outbound Referrals to the requirements catalogue

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Additions to Development

Affects  Access Record Structured

Description:

  • Investigations guidance, profile definitions and FHIR example added
  • Referrals guidance, profile definitions and FHIR example added
  • Documents menu link added to reference to the separate Access Record Documents specification

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Parameters added to OperationDefinition GPConnect-GetStructuredRecord-Operation-1 to support retrieval of new resources

Affects  Access Record Structured

Description:

  • The following parameters have been added to the GPConnect-GetStructuredRecord-Operation-1 to support the retrieval of the new FHIR profiles:
  • includeInvestigations
    • investigationSearchPeriod
  • includeReferrals
    • referralSearchPeriod

Updates to Development

Affects  Access Record Structured

Description:

  • Updated the clinical areas diagram in the introduction to reflect the latest status of each clinical area
  • Added references to investigations and referrals in the list of guidance links in the introduction
  • Added a note / link to reference the separate Access Record Documents specification in the list of guidance links in the introduction
  • Added references to additional profiles covering investigations, referrals and documents for use of the cross care setting identifier as described within the resource population fundamentals page
  • Updated the linkages page to include investigations, referrals and documents
  • Updated the search criteria page to include referrals
  • Updated the list profile to include codes for investigations and referrals

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