UK Core Implementation Guide STU2 Sequence

Please note:

Items highlighted in green have been Added, or Updated, and are undergoing review in this STU2 ballot.
A summary of changes is available here: Version History

Important note regarding changes to STU1 profiles:

The bindings for all SNOMED CT ValueSets have been changed to "preferred".
A proposed minimum viable content table has been added to each resource.

These changes are not currently approved and are submitted for comment as part of this STU2 ballot.

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Project Description and Scope.

The FHIR UK Core Implementation Guide as a project aims to provide UK wide FHIR implementation guidance that has applicability across jurisdictions and care settings.

The guidance includes:

FHIR Resource profiles and extensions
FHIR Terminology components including ValueSets and CodeSystems
Other general guidance useful to FHIR implementers in the UK

The guidance does not form the basis for a completely described deployable service in and of itself but is the basis from which other FHIR implementation guides can be derived.

The FHIR UK Core Implementation Guide shows only the differences between the base FHIR resources and the UK Core Profiles, and does not repeat base guidance. For this reason, it is expected to be used in conjunction with https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/.

The FHIR UK Core will never contradict the base FHIR standard but will restrict and extend resources, including amending of any ValueSets and CodeSystems, as necessary to bring in line the UK requirements. The content is relevant to the UK as a whole (4 Nations) although some nation specific CodeSystems are included and referenced in ValueSets.

Any derived profiles will follow similar guidance, and will only show the differences between the base FHIR UK Core profile and the derived profile itself.

Note about the label "STU2" for this FHIR implementation guide (IG):

The "2" refers to this being a second ballot of the UK Core, as a "Standard for Trial Use" (STU). It is based on, and provides extra UK specific guidance for use of, the international standard FHIR R4. The STU2 label of this Implementation Guide is not in any way related to earlier versions of FHIR itself, with coincidentally similar labels such as FHIR DSTU2 or FHIR STU3.

Implementation Guidance Directory

The Implementation Guidance Directory contains links to other guidance and documentation which is available to assist Implementers of the UK Core. This guidance covers items such as:

Version history and change control information.
Information around the design and approach of the UK Core.
Information to help identify clinical safety issues.
Further implementation guidance related to medication that has been developed by NHS England.

How to Read This Guide

This Guide is divided into several pages which are listed at the top of each page in the menu bar.

Home: The home page provides the introduction and background for UK Core.
Sitemap Overview: The Guidance page provides the sitemap of UK Core IG.

DataType Guidance: This page gives guidance on the representation of constructs like Address, Name, and Telecom etc.
CodeableConcept Guidance: This page gives guidance on the processing of CodeableConcept codes such as SNOMED CT concepts and descriptions.

Profiles and Extensions: The header for pages about Extensions and Profiles

Extensions Index: The Extensions which have been defined for the UK Core.
Profiles Index: The Profiles which have been defined for the UK Core.

Terminology: This page lists all the Terminology assets defined as part of this Implementation Guide.

ConceptMaps: This page lists all the ConceptMaps defined as part of this Implementation Guide.
ValueSets and CodeSystems: This is the list of ValueSets and CodeSystems defined for use within the UK Core.
All ValueSets: This is the list of all ValueSets defined for use within the UK Core.
All CodeSystems: This is the list of all CodeSystems defined for use within the UK Core.

Examples: The header for examples of UK Core FHIR assets.

Examples Index: The examples available in this implementation guide

Contact Us: How to Contact the key parties associated with this implementation guide.
Downloads: List of downloads for this implementation guide
Glossary: List of abbreviations and external links used in this implementation guide

Licensing and Publisher

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Developed and authored by UK Core Development Team and published by HL7 UK.