[DRAFT] GP Connect (Patient Facing) Access Record

This guidance is under active development by NHS Digital and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.

Data model labels used within this guidance

The guidance is for most standard use cases of presenting elements in Consumer applications (envisaged to be implemented for mobile interface).

The guidance does not prohibit other specific use cases, but that appropriate assessment is encouraged. Furthermore, it may be updated in the future to be more specific to known use cases. Support from the programme team will be available to Consumers with alternative use cases to assist them with understanding the available data and applicability to alternative presentation. This is to provide appropriate information from which Consumers can make their own hazard evaluations and develop their own clinical safety case.

Each element will have two associated headings:

  1. Safe to display to patient / citizen

  2. Useful to display to patient / citizen



Safe to display to patient / citizen
Icon Safety rating Further information
High Advised to be shown via Patient Facing Services (PFS).
Medium To be used / displayed with caution via PFS. This is not meant to reflect the significance of the element, there may be elements that are highly important to use. The use with caution icon should not be a deterrent but to state there is great significance on guidance that should be followed to ensure it is viewed safely and not creating user (patient / citizen) hazards.
Low Not advised to be shown via PFS.



Useful to display to patient / citizen
Icon Recommendation Further information
Recommended Useful to display for the end user (patient / citizen) via PFS.
Not recommended Not useful for the end user (patient / citizen) via PFS. For example, there are elements that will have no meaning or have any merit in being displayed but are safe. Some elements are just entities that link data together.


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