2.0.4-live Released: 22-06-21

  • The ‘CapabilityStatement’ and the ‘Search for slots’ pages have been updated. Only one start time slot should be present, and the user should use ‘Greater than’ or ‘Less than’ within a single slot value to replicate the start and the end date search functionality.

2.0.3 Released: 23-04-21

  • Corrected the CapabilityStatement example to add the additional ‘start’ search parameter.

2.0.2-beta Released: 02-03-21

  • Resources Overview page has been updated to reflect a generic use case.
  • Guidance around Location resource has been updated.
  • Additional guidance added regarding include and revinclude parameters
  • Element Id has been replaced with identifier for HealthcareService resource.
  • Updated the description for id for the Schedule resource.
  • Practitioner and PractitionerRole pages have been removed.
  • Appointment example has been fixed to reflect the correct format for references.
  • Appointment.created element datatype has been changed from Instant to dateTime to reflect the profile.
  • References to the registry function has been removed.
  • Additional guidance added to the Appointment.created element.
  • Narrative added to the diagrams on the profile overview page.
  • New page added for the the Bundle resource.
  • Addition of a new FHIR SearchParameter required for searching slots.
  • Guidance added for outputting data in different formats.
  • Additional guidance added for the patient.telecom element.
  • CapabilityStatement page added

2.0.1-beta Released: 19-10-20

  • Updated description for ‘supportingInfo’ element for the Appointment resource.
  • Updated description for ‘particpant’ element for the Appointment resource.
  • Added guidance for using ‘incomingReferral’ element for the Appointment resource.
  • Updated contained resource guidance for the Appointment resource.
  • Updated search parameters guidance when searching for free slots

2.0.0-beta Released: 19-08-20

  • Renamed from NHS FHIR Scheduling API to NHS FHIR Booking API.
  • Updated Appointment guidance to include mandatory Appointment.end to align with the FHIR standard.
  • Updated Appointment.created guidance to align with the FHIR standard.
  • Updated Appointment.contained to include Slot as a contained resource.
  • Updated Appointment examples.
  • Updated Patient identifier guidance in line with CareConnect-Patient-1 profile.
  • Updated ‘success’ behaviour for cancelling an Appointment.
  • Updated Slot elements.
  • Updated ‘Search for free slots’ example.
  • Updated ‘Search for appointments’ example.
  • Updated ‘Get an appointment’ examples.
  • Updated development guidance on validating resources.

1.0.6-alpha Released: 09-04-2020

  • Updated guidance on the use of ASID.
  • Updated appointment examples.

1.0.5-alpha Released: 13-01-2020

  • Updates to the patient identifier system.
  • Updated JWT guidance.
  • Updated appointment description field.

1.0.4-alpha Released: 24-06-2019

  • Added missing resources.
  • Added overall sequence diagram and more detailed process steps.
  • Added concept of the registry.
  • Cleaned out some redundant files.
  • Added validated example resources.
  • Added links to demonstrator, validator and JWT utilities.
  • Added references to versioning of Appointment resources.

1.0.3-alpha Released: 05-12-2018

  • Clarified Search for free slots text and added RESTful parameter query
  • Added DocumentReference resource for attaching CDA documents to Appointments
  • DocumentReference resource added to the example in Book an Appointment

1.0.2-alpha Released: 01-11-2018

Changes made in response to the wider team review including business analysts/technical architects.

  • Overview diagram updated with cardinality changes
  • Search for free slots diagram UI mock up refined
  • Search for free slots information updated
  • Book an appointment information updated
  • Tags removed sitewide
  • Profile pages re-formatted with broken links/numbering fixed

1.0.1-experimental Released: 25-09-2018

Changes made in response to the internal team review.

  • Flow diagram changed to represent data flow accurately, cardinality updated
  • Email feedback removed
  • Top navigation links removed
  • Profile pages fixed to point to correct FHIR profiles
  • Sidebar menu “FHIR” wording removed
  • Overview FHIR Profiles page, added clearer definition of the process
  • FHIR profile pages, added FHIR elements detailed descriptions
  • Warning banner text updated
  • FAQ section edited

1.0.0-experimental

Early development phase, to define the requirements against FHIR profiles.