Wales FHIR Implementation Guide Version History

Implementation Guide version history is provided in the table below.

Date IG Version FHIR Version UK Core Version Description Guide Release Note Package
26/03/2026 2.5.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 Minor release to move several resources to v1.0.0. Changes to the draft DocumentReference made available for review to move it to v1.0.0 in next release. MessageDefinition and MessageHeader profiles have also been added to support UEC. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.5.0
20/11/2025 2.4.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 This is a minor release to support WPAS work being undertaken in the CDR and general quality improvements. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.4.0
29/09/2025 2.3.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 This is a minor release to support the implementation of Immunizations, Diagnostics and Document Reference. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.3.0
07/04/2025 2.2.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 This is a minor release to support the Growth Chart project. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.2.0
29/01/2025 2.1.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 This is a minor release to support the Growth Chart project. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.1.0
02/12/2024 2.0.0 STU2 4.0.1 2.0.1 This is a major release to align the Data Standards Wales resources with the STU2 release of UK Core Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 2.0.0
14/10/2024 1.2.1 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 This is a minor release to support the demographics work being undertaken in the CDR. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 1.2.1
10/07/2024 1.1.1 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 This is a minor release to support the demographics work being undertaken in the CDR. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 1.1.0
24/05/2024 1.1.0 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 This is a minor release to support the demographics work being undertaken in the CDR and general quality improvements. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 1.1.0
05/12/2023 1.0.1 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 Errata following release feedback. Home Page Release Notes fhir.r4.wales 1.0.1
18/08/2023 1.0.0 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 Changes made following feedback from the publication of the pre-release. Home Page fhir.r4.wales 1.0.0
04/08/2023 1.0.0-prerelease - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 Changes made based on the feedback recieved from the ballot process Home Page fhir.r4.wales 1.0.0-prerelease
31/05/2023 0.1.1 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 Minor errata to fix asset rendering issues. Home Page fhir.r4.wales 0.1.1-ballot
26/05/2023 0.1.0 - STU1 4.0.1 1.0.0 First release of NHS Wales for Ballot containing updates following extensive development since February 2023. Withdrawn Unlisted
21/04/2023 0.0.5 - Discovery 4.0.1 1.0.0 Discovery version - published Immunization and MedicationAdministration profiles for early comment and feedback Home Page fhir.r4.wales 0.0.5-discovery
31/03/2023 0.0.4 - Discovery 4.0.1 1.0.0 Discovery version - published MedicationDispense and MedicationRequest profiles for early comment and feedback Home Page fhir.r4.wales 0.0.4-discovery
01/01/2023 0.0.3 - Discovery 4.0.1 1.0.0 Discovery version - published Diagnostics guidance and Profiles for early comment and feedback Home Page fhir.r4.wales 0.0.3-discovery
13/10/2022 0.0.2 - Discovery 4.0.1 0.1.0 Discovery version - published Diagnostics guidance and Profiles for early comment and feedback Home Page Not Released
28/06/2022 0.0.1 - Discovery 4.0.1 0.1.0 Discovery version - published for early comment and feedback Home Page fhir.r4.wales 0.0.1-discovery