Transfer of Care resource library
Information and resources for Transfer of Care implementers.
| Area of interest | Resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Standard Contract | NHS England’s NHS Standard Contract | Contractual requirements for Transfer of Care correspondence |
| NHS Standard Contract | Guidance on NHS Standard Contract for discharges and clinic letters | Guidance backs immediate secondary care usage when GP Practice systems are ready to receive FHIR messages |
| Clinical Layer | Clinical content standards | Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) |
| Terminology Layer | SNOMED CT | Structured clinical vocabulary |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Industry bulletin, Issue 5 – July 2017 | Adoption of FHIR based messaging and deprecation of CDA |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Transfer of Care Payload APIs | The live status payload specifications for all 4 use cases |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Inpatient (acute) discharge | Graphics for the inpatient discharge bundle build |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Emergency care discharge | Graphics for the emergency care discharge bundle build |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Mental health discharge | Graphics for the mental health discharge bundle build |
| Technology / Representation Layer | Outpatient letter | Graphics for the outpatient letter bundle build |
| Technology / Representation Layer | INTEROpen CareConnect FHIR profiles | NHS specific FHIR profiles |
| Transport Layer | MESH | Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) |
| Transport Layer | MESH API | MESH Server API |
| ITK3 Layer | Message distribution and response code specifications | The live status ITK3 message distribution and response code specifications |
| ITK3 Layer | Acknowledgement pattern for ITK3 messages | ITK3 response patterns |
| ITK3 Layer | Code definitions and what to expect back | Application-level responses supported by GP Foundation IT systems |
| Maturity of APIs | Importance of FHIR API publication labels | All Transfer of Care payloads and ITK3 specifications are “live” and can be used where recipient GP Practice foundation supplier has achieved Full Rollout Approval and enabled this functionality |
| Assurance | Guidance on minimum data set | Details the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for organisations struggling to fully populate the FHIR message |
| Assurance | The ITK3 Test Harness | Information on NHS Digital’s online Test Harness |
| Assurance | Sample ITK3 messages for Transfer of Care | Test messages that can be used as a template for development and use with the test harness |
| Assurance | Path to Live Environments | Options for accessing the Test Harness |
| Assurance | Alternative validator to the Test Harness | Pre-Test Harness validator. To use, select Bundle from the drop down in the “Validate” box and select XML, then using the “browse” link select and open a file and click the VALIDATE button. Note this tool does not guarantee conformance but allows easier/faster testing and debugging |
| Assurance | HL7 STU3 Downloads | Provides access to XML schema validation and HL7 "official" FHIR validator |
| Conformance Certificate catalogue | ITK3 FHIR document usage | Download the spreadsheet, open it, enable editing and filter “Service Type” catalogue on “ITK3 FHIR document using MESH” |
Last edited: 21 October 2022 4:09 pm