A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time.
Important: This site is under development by NHS Digital, It is advised not to develop against these specifications until a formal announcement has been made.
0. References to FHIR Profiles
STU3 | Developed Profile: Appointment |
STU3 | HL7 Base Profile: Appointment |
STU3 | User Stories: - |
1. Key FHIR Elements
The following FHIR elements have been identified as key to the implementation:
| Element | Cardinality | Description | Example value(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment.status | 1..1 | proposed | pending | booked | arrived | fulfilled | cancelled | noshow | entered-in-error | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset-appointmentstatus.html |
| Appointment.description | 0..1 | Free text field for Reason this appointment is scheduled | To get the person treated by a surgeon |
| Appointment.slot | 1..1 | The slots that this appointment is filling | Reference (Slot) https://www.hl7.org/fhir/slot.html |
| Appointment.participant.actor (Reference | Patient) | 1..* | Participants involved in appointment, Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device | Reference (Patient) https://www.hl7.org/fhir/patient.html |
| Appointment.supportingInformation | 0..1 | Additional information to support the appointment | Reference (Resource) |
