UK Core Implementation Guide Assets in Development

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This is an Implementation Guide for UK Core FHIR Assets in Development.
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Example to illustrate the options for Paracetamol when prescribing multiple routes.

Table View

RequestGroup.id[0]	UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example
RequestGroup.status[0]	completed
RequestGroup.intent[0]	order
RequestGroup.priority[0]	routine
RequestGroup.code[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://snomed.info/sct
RequestGroup.code[0].coding[0].code[0]	33633005
RequestGroup.code[0].coding[0].display[0]	Prescription of drug
RequestGroup.subject[0].reference[0]	Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
RequestGroup.authoredOn[0]	2023-06-15T15:00:00.000Z
RequestGroup.author[0].reference[0]	Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example
RequestGroup.action[0].type[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/action-type
RequestGroup.action[0].type[0].coding[0].code[0]	create
RequestGroup.action[0].selectionBehavior[0]	at-most-one
RequestGroup.action[0].action[0].id[0]	UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example
RequestGroup.action[0].action[0].description[0]	Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day orally.
RequestGroup.action[0].action[0].resource[0].reference[0]	MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example
RequestGroup.action[0].action[1].id[0]	UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example
RequestGroup.action[0].action[1].description[0]	Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day via IV.
RequestGroup.action[0].action[1].resource[0].reference[0]	MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example

XML View

<RequestGroup xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example" />
    <status value="completed" />
    <intent value="order" />
    <priority value="routine" />
    <code>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="33633005" />
            <display value="Prescription of drug" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <authoredOn value="2023-06-15T15:00:00.000Z" />
    <author>
        <reference value="Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example" />
    </author>
    <action>
        <type>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/action-type" />
                <code value="create" />
            </coding>
        </type>
        <selectionBehavior value="at-most-one" />
        <action id="UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example">
            <description value="Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day orally." />
            <resource>
                <reference value="MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example" />
            </resource>
        </action>
        <action id="UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example">
            <description value="Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day via IV." />
            <resource>
                <reference value="MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example" />
            </resource>
        </action>
    </action>
</RequestGroup>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "RequestGroup",
    "id": "UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example",
    "status": "completed",
    "intent": "order",
    "priority": "routine",
    "code": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "33633005",
                "display": "Prescription of drug"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "authoredOn": "2023-06-15T15:00:00.000Z",
    "author": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example"
    },
    "action":  [
        {
            "type": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/action-type",
                        "code": "create"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "selectionBehavior": "at-most-one",
            "action":  [
                {
                    "id": "UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example",
                    "description": "Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day orally.",
                    "resource": {
                        "reference": "MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": "UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example",
                    "description": "Paracetamol 500mg, four times a day via IV.",
                    "resource": {
                        "reference": "MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolIV-Example"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}