GP Connect

GP Connect Access Document FHIR API

Retrieve unstructured documents (e.g. scanned letters, attachments) from a patient's GP practice record. Complements the structured access API for cases where clinical information is held as binary document rather than coded FHIR resources. Mediated through the Spine Security Proxy over HSCN.

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https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-document-fhir

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: gp-connect:access-document-fhir
name: GP Connect Access Document FHIR API
tags:
- FHIR STU3
- Patient Records
- Documents
- Unstructured Records
- Clinical Access
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
baseURL: https://sandbox.api.service.nhs.uk/gp-connect-access-document-fhir
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-document-fhir
description: Retrieve unstructured documents (e.g. scanned letters, attachments) from a patient's GP practice
  record. Complements the structured access API for cases where clinical information is held as binary
  document rather than coded FHIR resources. Mediated through the Spine Security Proxy over HSCN.
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-document-fhir