UK Core Implementation Guide 1.0.0

`ContactPoint`

Details for all kinds of technology-mediated contact points for a person or organisation, including telephone, email, etc.

The ContactPoint datatype has the following elements and this is an overview of the datatype with additional UK Core guidance. The full definition is available from the FHIR standard.

The ContactPoint datatype has a UK Core extension Extension UKCore-OtherContactSystem. This extension provides information about other contact methods which could be used in addition to those listed in ContactPoint.system.

Element	type	Usage Guidance	Description
`system`	code	SHALL be present	Details for all kinds of technology-mediated contact points for a person or organisation, including telephone, email, etc.
`value`	string	SHALL be present	The actual contact point details
`use`	code	MAY be present	Identifies the purpose for the contact point.
`rank`	positiveInt	MAY be present	Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values.
`period`	Period	MAY be present	Time period when the contact point was/is in use.