DataStandardsWales-Location

Overview

The Location resource contains information about a physical place where services are provided and resources and participants may be stored, found, contained, or accommodated. Typical examples include buildings, wards, corridors, rooms or beds, but may also include mobile clinics, a vehicle or lift, or a patient's home.

The DataStandardsWales-Location profile is derived from the UK Core Location Profile. It defines additional rules for use within health and care organisations in Wales. Further guidance on the use of the Location resource along with other administrative FHIR resources is provided within the guidance section of this guide.

A direct link to the Data Standards Wales asset can be accessed here - Data Standards Wales Location

Formal Views of Profile Content

statusS Σ ?!0..1codeBinding
operationalStatusΣ0..1CodingBinding
nameS Σ1..1string
alias0..*string
descriptionΣ0..1string
modeΣ0..1codeBinding
typeΣ0..*CodeableConceptBinding
telecomI0..*ContactPoint
addressS0..1Address
physicalTypeΣ0..1CodeableConcept
availabilityExceptions0..1string
statusS Σ ?!0..1codeBinding
nameS Σ1..1string
addressS0..1Address
statusS Σ ?!0..1codeBinding
operationalStatusΣ0..1CodingBinding
nameS Σ1..1string
alias0..*string
descriptionΣ0..1string
modeΣ0..1codeBinding
typeΣ0..*CodeableConceptBinding
telecomI0..*ContactPoint
addressS0..1Address
physicalTypeΣ0..1CodeableConcept
availabilityExceptions0..1string

Mandatory and Must Support Data Elements

Refer to the Mandatory and Must Support page for guidance on how these elements should be interpreted.

Each Location must have:

  1. A name

Each Location must support:

  1. An identifier *
  2. A status of the location (i.e., whether it is active, suspended or inactive)

*see Implementation Guidance for the identifier element below

The Location.identifier field SHOULD contain all available identifiers. Typical identifiers include:

  • Identifiers assigned to the location by the Welsh Reference Data Service
  • Other identifiers assigned by a hospital PAS or other clinical system.

The Location.status field SHOULD be populated to indicate whether the organization is active, suspended or inactive.

The Location.name field SHALL be populated.

Slices

The following identifier slice is used with the location profile listed below. The namespaces denoting issuing authority for the identifier are defined on the Naming Systems page.

  • Location.identifier:wrtsLocationIdentifier