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  "url": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/StructureDefinition/NHSHC-Observation-Laboratory",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "NHSHCObservationLaboratory",
  "title": "NHSHC Observation - Laboratory",
  "status": "draft",
  "date": "2026-07-30",
  "publisher": "NHS England",
  "description": "Derived profile from NHSHC-Observation for laboratory results in NHS Health Check Online. Constrains category to laboratory and provides code slices for cholesterol panel, serum cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, cholesterol ratio, and HbA1c with its component.",
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  "abstract": false,
  "type": "Observation",
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            "key": "nhshc-lab-1",
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          }
        ]
      },
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      {
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            }
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      },
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        }
      },
      {
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            ]
          }
        ]
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            ]
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        "id": "Observation.effective[x]",
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        "id": "Observation.performer",
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            ]
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}