INTEROPenGuidance for populating the NEWS2 Sub-score.
Important: Site under development by NHS Digital, It is advised not to develop against these specifications until a formal announcement has been made.
Use case
A system needs the NEWS2 of a patient that is held on another system.
Security
- utilises TLS Mutual Authentication for system level authorization
- utilises a JSON Web Token (JWT) to transmit clinical Consumer system identity and authorisation details
Search parameters
Provider systems SHALL support the following search parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Paths | </tr>
| `nhs number` | identifier | The NHS Number | |
| `code` | token | Observation code for NEWS2 | |
| `start` | dateTime | NEWS2 from date||
| `end` | dateTime | NEWS2 end date |
Note: The supported search parameters should be included in the FHIR Capability Statement.
_include parameters
Provider systems SHALL support the following include parameters:
