A Slot into which an Appointment can be booked.
Important: This site is under development by NHS Digital, It is advised not to develop against these specifications until a formal announcement has been made.
Introduction
This resource is fundamental to the Appointment Booking process, it represents time allocations determined by a Provider organisation which are made available to Consumers. For more clarification see the diagram on the FHIR Resources overview page.
Slots are returned following a search for free Slots. The slot is linked to other resources through a referenced Schedule resource.
References to FHIR Profiles
STU3 | Developed Profile: Slot |
STU3 | HL7 Base Profile: Schedule |
STU3 | User Stories: - |
Key FHIR Elements
The following FHIR elements are key to this implementation :
| Element | Cardinality | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | [1..1] | An id which uniquely identifies this Slot. | 1db79eb3-72f8-4569-a8dc-af8759797e0f |
| status | [1..1] | The current status of the Slot. | One of busy | free |
| start | [1..1] The start time of this Slot in FHIR instant format (ISO 8601). | 2019-01-17T15:00:00.000Z |
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| end | [1..1] The end time of this Slot in FHIR instant format (ISO 8601). | 2019-01-17T15:30:00.000Z |
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| Schedule | [1..1] | Identifies the Schedule, which links the Slot to a HealthcareService, and optionally to a Practitioner and PractitionerRole. | { "reference": "Schedule/0dbff4a3-fa40-4f9f-93fe-412c2a6c967e" } |