Developer terms
This guide uses a number of developer terms, details of which can be found in the NHS Digital Glossary of developer terms.
Abbreviations
| Acronym | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| NME | New Market Entrant | In this context a new clinical system that allows GPs to access and update their patients. (for example, Medicus). |
| PFS | Patient Facing Service | A service which a patient/citizen can interact with (in this case, managing prescriptions). |
| FHIR | Fast Health Interoperability Resources | A standard for healthcare data exchange created to drive clinical interoperability. |
| APIM | API Management | Delivery of APIs. APIM can help provide clear documentation, accessible test environments, a simple onboarding process and good quality help and support. |
| GPIT-F | GP IT Futures | Provides clinically safe and useful digital services and data services for patients and general practice, ensuring minimal disruption to care for citizens as new tech standards or suppliers are introduced. |
| HSCN | Health and Social Care Network | Data network for health and care organisations which provides the underlying network arrangements to help integrate and transform health and social care services. |
| PDS | Personal Demographics Service | The national electronic database of NHS patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number, which includes demographic information. |
| PM | Prescription Management | This refers to the Prescription Management API this implementation guide is written for. |