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UK Core Preferred Contact Method

Description
A set of codes to identify the preferred contact method of a patient, contact or related person. These codes and their descriptions represent common communication methods and are originally sourced from the removed NHS Data Dictionary PreferredContactMethod list. SMS added 10/10/2023 for Galleri / Grail usage with a sequential code ID.

HTML View

This code system https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PreferredContactMethod defines the following codes:

Code	Display
1	Letter
2	Visit
3	Telephone
4	E-mail
5	Minicom (Textphone)
6	Telephone contact via proxy
7	Sign language
8	No Telephone contact
9	SMS

Table View

CodeSystem.id[0]	UKCore-PreferredContactMethod
CodeSystem.url[0]	https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PreferredContactMethod
CodeSystem.version[0]	2.2.0
CodeSystem.name[0]	UKCorePreferredContactMethod
CodeSystem.title[0]	UK Core Preferred Contact Method
CodeSystem.status[0]	active
CodeSystem.date[0]	2023-10-09
CodeSystem.publisher[0]	HL7 UK
CodeSystem.contact[0].name[0]	HL7 UK
CodeSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].system[0]	email
CodeSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].value[0]	ukcore@hl7.org.uk
CodeSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].use[0]	work
CodeSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].rank[0]	1
CodeSystem.description[0]	A set of codes to identify the preferred contact method of a patient, contact or related person. These codes and their descriptions represent common communication methods and are originally sourced from the removed [NHS Data Dictionary PreferredContactMethod](https://data.developer.nhs.uk/dms/mim/3.1.09/Vocabulary/PreferredContactMethod.htm) list. SMS added 10/10/2023 for Galleri / Grail usage with a sequential code ID.
CodeSystem.copyright[0]	Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html.
CodeSystem.caseSensitive[0]	True
CodeSystem.content[0]	complete
CodeSystem.concept[0].code[0]	1
CodeSystem.concept[0].display[0]	Letter
CodeSystem.concept[1].code[0]	2
CodeSystem.concept[1].display[0]	Visit
CodeSystem.concept[2].code[0]	3
CodeSystem.concept[2].display[0]	Telephone
CodeSystem.concept[3].code[0]	4
CodeSystem.concept[3].display[0]	E-mail
CodeSystem.concept[4].code[0]	5
CodeSystem.concept[4].display[0]	Minicom (Textphone)
CodeSystem.concept[5].code[0]	6
CodeSystem.concept[5].display[0]	Telephone contact via proxy
CodeSystem.concept[6].code[0]	7
CodeSystem.concept[6].display[0]	Sign language
CodeSystem.concept[7].code[0]	8
CodeSystem.concept[7].display[0]	No Telephone contact
CodeSystem.concept[8].code[0]	9
CodeSystem.concept[8].display[0]	SMS

XML View

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-PreferredContactMethod" />
    <url value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PreferredContactMethod" />
    <version value="2.2.0" />
    <name value="UKCorePreferredContactMethod" />
    <title value="UK Core Preferred Contact Method" />
    <status value="active" />
    <date value="2023-10-09" />
    <publisher value="HL7 UK" />
    <contact>
        <name value="HL7 UK" />
        <telecom>
            <system value="email" />
            <value value="ukcore@hl7.org.uk" />
            <use value="work" />
            <rank value="1" />
        </telecom>
    </contact>
    <description value="A set of codes to identify the preferred contact method of a patient, contact or related person. These codes and their descriptions represent common communication methods and are originally sourced from the removed [NHS Data Dictionary PreferredContactMethod](https://data.developer.nhs.uk/dms/mim/3.1.09/Vocabulary/PreferredContactMethod.htm) list. SMS added 10/10/2023 for Galleri / Grail usage with a sequential code ID." />
    <copyright value="Copyright &#169; 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7&#174; FHIR&#174; standard Copyright &#169; 2011+ HL7 The HL7&#174; FHIR&#174; standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at  https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." />
    <caseSensitive value="true" />
    <content value="complete" />
    <concept>
        <code value="1" />
        <display value="Letter" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="2" />
        <display value="Visit" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="3" />
        <display value="Telephone" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="4" />
        <display value="E-mail" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="5" />
        <display value="Minicom (Textphone)" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="6" />
        <display value="Telephone contact via proxy" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="7" />
        <display value="Sign language" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="8" />
        <display value="No Telephone contact" />
    </concept>
    <concept>
        <code value="9" />
        <display value="SMS" />
    </concept>
</CodeSystem>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
    "id": "UKCore-PreferredContactMethod",
    "url": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PreferredContactMethod",
    "version": "2.2.0",
    "name": "UKCorePreferredContactMethod",
    "title": "UK Core Preferred Contact Method",
    "status": "active",
    "date": "2023-10-09",
    "publisher": "HL7 UK",
    "contact":  [
        {
            "name": "HL7 UK",
            "telecom":  [
                {
                    "system": "email",
                    "value": "ukcore@hl7.org.uk",
                    "use": "work",
                    "rank": 1
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "description": "A set of codes to identify the preferred contact method of a patient, contact or related person. These codes and their descriptions represent common communication methods and are originally sourced from the removed [NHS Data Dictionary PreferredContactMethod](https://data.developer.nhs.uk/dms/mim/3.1.09/Vocabulary/PreferredContactMethod.htm) list. SMS added 10/10/2023 for Galleri / Grail usage with a sequential code ID.",
    "copyright": "Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at  https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html.",
    "caseSensitive": true,
    "content": "complete",
    "concept":  [
        {
            "code": "1",
            "display": "Letter"
        },
        {
            "code": "2",
            "display": "Visit"
        },
        {
            "code": "3",
            "display": "Telephone"
        },
        {
            "code": "4",
            "display": "E-mail"
        },
        {
            "code": "5",
            "display": "Minicom (Textphone)"
        },
        {
            "code": "6",
            "display": "Telephone contact via proxy"
        },
        {
            "code": "7",
            "display": "Sign language"
        },
        {
            "code": "8",
            "display": "No Telephone contact"
        },
        {
            "code": "9",
            "display": "SMS"
        }
    ]
}

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