Background

The GP Connect capabilities support the development of products that enable different systems to communicate so that clinicians in different care settings can:

• view a patient’s GP practice record with Access Record: HTML

• manage GP appointments with Appointment Management

• import or download Patient data with Access Record: Structured

• send a consultation update back to the GP Practice System with GP Connect Messaging Send Document

The GP Connect Messaging Send Document capability provides a simple and standardised means of sending and receiving a document containing a consultation update to a GP Practice system, helping to ‘close the loop’ and provide latest information to the patient’s registered GP.

Outline Plan

See publication and effective dates above.

Summary of Change

GP Connect Messaging has been uplifted to version 1.3.1 to add additional requirements to support sending local ID when using MESH. This allows for the sending organisation's ODS code to be visible when reporting activity.  

Full Specification

• Link to the full specification for RM13: GP Connect Messaging - Send Document

A new Interoperability Standard "GP Connect v5.0.0" has been added. 

• Link to the Published Interoperability Standard for GP Connect: GP Connect v5.0.0

The GP Connect Messaging specification describes the messaging approach being taken by GP Connect for record update scenarios. These will need implementing alongside the Generic FHIR Receiver component requirements.

Assurance Approach

• Link to the assurance documentation for RM13: GP Connect Messaging - Send Document