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Introduction

The NHS e-Referral Service (NHS e-RS) combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic Appointments. Patients can choose their initial hospital or clinic Appointment, book it in the GP surgery at the point of referral, or later at home on the phone or online.

Requirements 

Applicable Suppliers

ID

Requirement

Level

Suppliers of new services or applications (i.e. those which are NOT currently deployed into an operational environment with existing e-Referral Service (e-RS) compliance).

ERS01

Implement and maintain the e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer inline with the latest specification version.

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Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment, and have existing e-Referral Service (e-RS) compliance.

ERS02

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1.1.docx or a later version (e.g. e-Referral Service FHIR API)

Service integration is

presently Health

supported through the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) -based HL7 message interactions from the

NHS Connecting for

 NHS Message Implementation Manual (MiM).

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All Suppliers are encouraged to work towards compliance with the latest version as above.

Compliance

and Assurance

, Assurance and Testing 

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

For Suppliers of new services or applications, see the e-Referral Service (e-RS) section on Onboarding Overview of the Digital Services for Integrated Care (DSIC) Interoperability Standards and Requirements

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment:

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To gain access to e-RS

suppliers follow

Suppliers previously followed the Common Assurance Process (CAP). CAP is an end-to-end assurance process, which involves

a tailored

a tailored (CAP)

 approach

 approach being developed which states what deliverable and activities are conducted.

As part of the CAP

suppliers

Suppliers will be asked to demonstrate adherence to the following specifications:

Service Integration advice

  • Service Integration Requirements

These specifications contain a set of generic requirements applicable to all systems seeking compliance to a business domain. Compliance with these specifications is mandatory and established through the CAP.

For 

For advice, access to the documentation, and support from the NHS Business Partners programme, please contact businesspartners@nhs.net

or visit 

 or visit https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-business-partners

Testing

The design and testing of Supplier Solutions are based upon the NHS Connecting for Health MIM version 2.3 and 3.1.09.

System Suppliers can access the updated data dictionary for the NHS e-RS. Other technical messaging documents can be found on the

archived

archived Choose and Book site.

Requirements

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Documentation

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

For Suppliers of new services or applications:

It is recommended to read GP software developer guide in conjunction with the API documentation.

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

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For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment.

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Developer resources are available on the official e-Referral Service landing page

on

 on NHS Digital's website; the Document

Library

Library is a component part of e-RS' requirements for

suppliers

Suppliers seeking guidance and any implementation documentation. 

If you are interested in learning more about the NHS e-RS APIs, please visit

the

the NHS Digital Developer Network website.

Dependencies

Creating a compliant implementation requires implementing the following dependent interface

standards

Standards:

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

Excerpt

For Suppliers of new services or applications:

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment:

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Creating a compliant implementation previously required implementing the following dependent interface standards:

*May be sourced indirectly by existing PDS interface provided by PIM Solution, either via API to PIM Solution, or as a shared application resource if delivered as part of the same Solution.

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Standard

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