Introduction
The GP Connect API 1.6.1-beta release contains:
- changes to enable access to deceased patients records
- making the migrate patient endpoint optional for existing suppliers on the GP IT Futures framework
The changes that are inherited from 1.6.0-beta can be found in 1.6.0 release notes.
Changes may affect more than one capability. Please see the Affects label for details of the capabilities changed.
1.6.1 changes
General
Updates to capability statement
Affects: Access Documents, Access Record Structured, Foundations
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- version number has been changed to 1.6.1
Pages changed:
- Get the FHIR® capability statement for Access Document
- Get the FHIR® capability statement for Access Record Structured
- Get the FHIR® capability statement for Foundations
Access Document
Updates to guidance for access to deceased patients’ documents
Tickets: #1168
Date: 05/04/2023
Affects: Access Documents
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Updated guidance for providers to allow access to documents for deceased patients
Pages changed:
Migrate patient document interaction is optional for existing suppliers on the GP IT Futures framework and required for New Market Entrants
Affects: Access Documents
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Added note to state the migrate patient’s document interaction MAY be implemented by existing suppliers on the GP IT Futures framework and MUST be implemented by New Market Entrants
Pages changed:
Access Structured
Migrate patient record interaction is optional for existing suppliers on the GP IT Futures framework and required for New Market Entrants
Affects: Access Structured
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Added note to state the migrate patient’s structured record interaction MAY be implemented by existing suppliers on the GP IT Futures framework and MUST be implemented by New Market Entrants
Pages changed:
Amended referralRequest element descriptions
Date: 23 June 2022
Affects: Access Structured
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Changed the identifier system for the UBRN including references within examples
- Extended the description for the onBehalfOf element
Pages changed:
Problem Header example category
Tickets: #1177
Date: 27 June 2022
Affects: Access Structured
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Corrected the code system identifier for the Problem Header condition.category
Pages changed:
Updated common identifier systems
Affects: Access Record Structured
Impacts: Provider and consumer systems
Description:
- Added common identifier system for:
- EPS short form prescription identifier - https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/eps-line-item-identifier
- e-RS UBRN - https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/UBRN
- Updated common identifier system:
- for EPS order items - https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/prescriptions-order-item-number
- removing cross care setting identifier
Pages changed:
List of FHIR® resource profiles used in the Access Record Structured capability pack