GP Connect

GP Connect Send Document FHIR API

Send a PDF consultation summary or clinical document to a patient's registered GP practice. Used when a patient is seen in a non-GP setting (out-of-hours, community pharmacy, urgent care centre) and the consulting clinician needs to update the patient's GP record. Messages use FHIR STU3 ITK3 composition payloads delivered via MESH messaging infrastructure. In production.

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

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: gp-connect:send-document-fhir
name: GP Connect Send Document FHIR API
tags:
- FHIR STU3
- ITK3
- Mesh
- Documents
- Messaging
- Clinical Access
tags_raw:
- FHIR STU3
- ITK3
- MESH
- Documents
- Messaging
- Clinical Access
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
baseURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-send-document-fhir
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-send-document-fhir
description: Send a PDF consultation summary or clinical document to a patient's registered GP practice.
  Used when a patient is seen in a non-GP setting (out-of-hours, community pharmacy, urgent care centre)
  and the consulting clinician needs to update the patient's GP record. Messages use FHIR STU3 ITK3 composition
  payloads delivered via MESH messaging infrastructure. In production.
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-send-document-fhir