A Slot into which an Appointment can be booked.
Important: This is a live release of the NHS Booking API specification. However, prior to commencing development, please contact the Booking & Referral Team.
Introduction
This resource is fundamental to the Appointment Booking process, it represents time allocations determined by a Provider organisation which are made available to Consumers. For more clarification see the diagram on the FHIR Resources overview page.
Slots are returned following a search for free Slots. The slot is linked to other resources through a referenced Schedule resource.
References to FHIR Profiles
STU3 | Developed Profile: Slot |
STU3 | HL7 Base Profile: Slot |
STU3 | User Stories: - |
Key FHIR Elements
The following FHIR elements are key to this implementation :
| Element | Cardinality | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | [1..1] | An identifier that identifies this Slot. | "identifier": {"system": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122","value": "1db79eb3-72f8-4569-a8dc-af8759797e0f"}, |
| status | [1..1] | The current status of the Slot. | One of busy | free |
| start | [1..1] | The start time of this Slot in FHIR instant format (ISO 8601). | 2019-01-17T15:00:00.000Z |
| end | [1..1] | The end time of this Slot in FHIR instant format (ISO 8601). | 2019-01-17T15:30:00.000Z |
| schedule | [1..1] | Identifies the Schedule which is associated to the Slot. | { "reference": "Schedule/0dbff4a3-fa40-4f9f-93fe-412c2a6c967e" } |