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This guidance is under active development by NHS England and content may be added or updated on a regular basis. The implementation guide is currently in draft and SHOULD NOT be used for development or implementation without consulting the NHS England Pathology Standards Implementation team.PATH-R4-32: UKCore-Specimen Snippets
An example of how each key UKCore-Specimen data element may be populated is provided below. Please note that the examples are provided to illustrate individual data element usage; the full set of data elements may not necessarily be consistent with one another or illustrate a single, complete clinical scenario.
Refer to the UKCore-Specimen profile definition for a detailed description of the supported data elements.
<!-- The canonical URL for the UKCore-Specimen profile. -->
</meta>
<!-- A business identifier supplied by the organisation that collected the specimen. -->
</identifier>
<!-- A business identifier supplied by the laboratory that is responsible for performing the test. -->
</accessionIdentifier>
<!-- The availability of the specimen. -->
<!-- The kind of material that forms the specimen. -->
</coding>
</type>
<!-- Reference to the subject that the specimen relates to. -->
</subject>
<!-- The date and time that the specimen was received for processing. -->
<!-- Reference to the ServiceRequest that the specimen relates to. -->
</request>
<!-- Reference to the Practitioner or PractitionerRole that collected the specimen. -->
</collector>
<!-- The date and time that the specimen was collected. -->
<!-- The quantity of specimen that was collected. -->
</quantity>
<!-- The anatomical site of the specimen collection. -->
</coding>
</bodySite>
<!-- Indicates abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time prior to specimen collection. -->
</coding>
</fastingStatusCodeableConcept>
</collection>
<!-- The state of the specimen. -->
</coding>
</condition>
<!-- Notes relating to the specimen. -->
</note>
</Specimen>
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| Specimen.id[0] | Pathology-Specimen-Sn-Example |
| Specimen.meta[0].profile[0] | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-Specimen |
| Specimen.identifier[0].system[0] | http://B82033-pickeringmedicalpractice.com/specimen |
| Specimen.identifier[0].value[0] | SPC-REQ-20220208-000016 |
| Specimen.accessionIdentifier[0].system[0] | http://Y8J7D-pathlab001.com/specimen |
| Specimen.accessionIdentifier[0].value[0] | SPC-Lab-20220208-001397 |
| Specimen.status[0] | available |
| Specimen.type[0].coding[0].system[0] | http://snomed.info/sct |
| Specimen.type[0].coding[0].code[0] | 122555007 |
| Specimen.type[0].coding[0].display[0] | Venous blood specimen |
| Specimen.subject[0].reference[0] | urn:uuid:ab87a3f8-1d37-44a9-804e-5e962598a6e4 |
| Specimen.subject[0].display[0] | MOXEY, Judy |
| Specimen.receivedTime[0] | 2022-02-08T16:03:00+00:00 |
| Specimen.request[0].reference[0] | urn:uuid:1c38d507-9ad7-4b49-ba91-7da204842cac |
| Specimen.collection[0].collector[0].reference[0] | urn:uuid:9a835acf-d715-4d84-8dcf-a8435f6417fe |
| Specimen.collection[0].collector[0].display[0] | GASKELL, Dr Gale |
| Specimen.collection[0].collected[0] | 2022-02-08T10:23:00+00:00 |
| Specimen.collection[0].quantity[0].value[0] | 3 |
| Specimen.collection[0].quantity[0].unit[0] | mL |
| Specimen.collection[0].quantity[0].system[0] | http://unitsofmeasure.org |
| Specimen.collection[0].quantity[0].code[0] | mL |
| Specimen.collection[0].bodySite[0].coding[0].system[0] | http://snomed.info/sct |
| Specimen.collection[0].bodySite[0].coding[0].code[0] | 49852007 |
| Specimen.collection[0].bodySite[0].coding[0].display[0] | Structure of median cubital vein |
| Specimen.collection[0].fastingStatus[0].coding[0].system[0] | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0916 |
| Specimen.collection[0].fastingStatus[0].coding[0].code[0] | F |
| Specimen.collection[0].fastingStatus[0].coding[0].display[0] | Patient was fasting prior to the procedure. |
| Specimen.condition[0].coding[0].system[0] | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493 |
| Specimen.condition[0].coding[0].code[0] | HEM |
| Specimen.condition[0].coding[0].display[0] | Hemolyzed |
| Specimen.note[0].text[0] | Specimen haemolysed. Unable to assay. |