Patient Flag Implementation Guide

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Extension-England-FlagNotes

StructureDefinition Extension-England-FlagNotes

Context of Use

Flag

Canonical_URL	Status	Current_Version	Last_Updated	Description
https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes	draft	0.1.0	2024-02-14	Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag.

Profile_Purpose
Additional information required to correctly or effectively interpret an adjustment.

ExtensionEnglandFlagNotes (Extension)	I		Extension	Element id Extension Short description Extension for Flag Adjustment Notes Definition Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag. Data type Extension Constraints ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim: n/a rim: N/A
id		0..1	string	There are no (further) constraints on this element Element id Extension.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. Data type string Mappings rim: n/a
extension	I	0..*	Extension	There are no (further) constraints on this element Element id Extension.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Comments There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()` Mappings rim: n/a rim: N/A
url		1..1	uriFixed Value	Element id Extension.url Short description identifies the meaning of the extension Definition Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. Comments The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension. Data type uri Fixed value https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes Mappings rim: N/A
value[x]		1..1		There are no (further) constraints on this element Element id Extension.value[x] Short description Value of extension Definition Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). Constraints ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` Mappings rim: n/a rim: N/A
valueAnnotation			Annotation	Data type Annotation

Detailed Descriptions

Extension
Definition	Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag.
Cardinality	0...*
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()`
Mappings	rim: n/a rim: N/A
Extension.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Cardinality	0...1
Type	string
Mappings	rim: n/a
Extension.extension
Definition	May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Cardinality	0...*
Type	Extension
Alias	extensions, user content
Comments	There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Slicing	Unordered, Open, by url(Value)
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())` ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both `extension.exists() != value.exists()`
Mappings	rim: n/a rim: N/A
Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Cardinality	1...1
Type	uri
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Fixed Value	https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes
Mappings	rim: N/A
Extension.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](extensibility.html) for a list).
Cardinality	1...1
Type	Annotation
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
Mappings	rim: n/a rim: N/A

Table View

Extension		..
Extension.url		..
Extension.value[x]	Annotation	1..

XML View

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="Extension-England-FlagNotes" />
    <url value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes" />
    <version value="0.1.0" />
    <name value="ExtensionEnglandFlagNotes" />
    <title value="Extension England Flag Notes" />
    <status value="draft" />
    <date value="2024-02-14" />
    <publisher value="NHS England" />
    <contact>
        <name value="NHS England" />
        <telecom>
            <system value="email" />
            <value value="interoperabilityteam@nhs.net" />
            <use value="work" />
            <rank value="1" />
        </telecom>
    </contact>
    <description value="Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag." />
    <purpose value="Additional information required to correctly or effectively interpret an adjustment." />
    <copyright value="Copyright &#169; 2023+ NHS England Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \&amp;quot;License\&amp;quot;); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \&amp;quot;AS IS\&amp;quot; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7&#174; FHIR&#174; standard Copyright &#169; 2011+ HL7 The HL7&#174; FHIR&#174; standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at  https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." />
    <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" />
    <kind value="complex-type" />
    <abstract value="false" />
    <context>
        <type value="element" />
        <expression value="Flag" />
    </context>
    <type value="Extension" />
    <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" />
    <derivation value="constraint" />
    <differential>
        <element id="Extension">
            <path value="Extension" />
            <short value="Extension for Flag Adjustment Notes" />
            <definition value="Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag." />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.url">
            <path value="Extension.url" />
            <fixedUri value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes" />
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.value[x]">
            <path value="Extension.value[x]" />
            <min value="1" />
            <type>
                <code value="Annotation" />
            </type>
        </element>
    </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
    "id": "Extension-England-FlagNotes",
    "url": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "name": "ExtensionEnglandFlagNotes",
    "title": "Extension England Flag Notes",
    "status": "draft",
    "date": "2024-02-14",
    "publisher": "NHS England",
    "contact":  [
        {
            "name": "NHS England",
            "telecom":  [
                {
                    "system": "email",
                    "value": "interoperabilityteam@nhs.net",
                    "use": "work",
                    "rank": 1
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "description": "Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag.",
    "purpose": "Additional information required to correctly or effectively interpret an adjustment.",
    "copyright": "Copyright © 2023+ NHS England Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \\&quot;License\\&quot;); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \\&quot;AS IS\\&quot; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at  https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html.",
    "fhirVersion": "4.0.1",
    "kind": "complex-type",
    "abstract": false,
    "context":  [
        {
            "type": "element",
            "expression": "Flag"
        }
    ],
    "type": "Extension",
    "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
    "derivation": "constraint",
    "differential": {
        "element":  [
            {
                "id": "Extension",
                "path": "Extension",
                "short": "Extension for Flag Adjustment Notes",
                "definition": "Captures the additional information for an adjustment within a Reasonable Adjustment Flag."
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.url",
                "path": "Extension.url",
                "fixedUri": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/StructureDefinition/Extension-England-FlagNotes"
            },
            {
                "id": "Extension.value[x]",
                "path": "Extension.value[x]",
                "min": 1,
                "type":  [
                    {
                        "code": "Annotation"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Examples

Reasonable Adjustemnt Flag- An example to illustrate the Reasonable Adjustemnt Flag with the England-FlagNotes extension.
RA-Flag2-Example