FHIR Implementation Guide for the NHS e-Referral Service

eRS-Location-1

This Location resource has been constrained to support the NHS e-Referral Service requirements.

This is a supporting resource in the current development phase for the Healthcare Service resource and only carries the location identifier. A future version of the development will support more information for this resource.

For further details on this please contact the NHS e-Referral Service programme.

NameCard.TypeDescription & Constraints
..LocationDomainResourceThis location resource is constrained to support the e-RS project.

...identifierUnique code or number identifying the location to its users
Slice: Ordering: Ordered, Rules: Open at End

...identifier (ODS Site Code)0..1IdentifierODS Site code to identify the organisation at site level

....system1..1UriODS Code
Fixed Value http://fhir.nhs.net/Id/ods-site-code

....value1..1StringThe ODS Site code name, to reflect the code used.
Example Value RGD03

...identifier (Other Identifier)0..1IdentifierOther identifier used to identify the location

....system0..1UriThe namespace for the identifier
Fixed Value http://fhir.nhs.net/Id/other-location-identifier

....value0..1StringThe Local Location Identifier code name, to reflect the code used
Example Value LI1234

Path Name Binding Strength ValueSet
.Location.telecom.system system Required http://hl7.org/fhir/DSTU2/valueset-contact-point-system
.Location.telecom.use use Required http://hl7.org/fhir/DSTU2/valueset-contact-point-use
.Location.address.use use Required http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use
.Location.address.type type Required http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type

eRS-Location-1

Examples Description JSON File
Location Location