Notice: This guidance is under active development by NHS England and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.
UKCore-Practitioner
Summary
Used to represent the following (where applicable):
- the person that requested a pathology test e.g. a GP
- the person that performed a pathology test e.g. a biomedical scientist
- the person that produced a pathology test report e.g. a consultant chemical pathologist
- the person that collected a specimen e.g. a phlebotomist
Resource Link
- R4 Resource (Base): Practitioner
Profile Views
Refer to Profile Descriptions for a definition of the different profile view formats.
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Additional Guidance
meta.profile
This element SHALL be populated using the appropriate value from the table on the Profiles page.
identifier
The Practitioner.identifier element should use the appropriate identifier for the type of practitioner.
Practitioner identifiers may be provided by different professional or national registers.
See UK NamingSystems to identify the appropriate NamingSystem and identifier system for the practitioner type.
The identifier system defined by the relevant NamingSystem should be used as Identifier.system, with the practitioner's identifier represented in Identifier.value.