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Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal API standards
API standards to support transfer of care from hospital to social services for patients with care and support needs.
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Overview
Use these API standards to support transfer of care from hospital to social services for patients with care and support needs.
These API standards:
- enable the exchange of structured information between hospitals and social care organisations
- currently support 4 message types: admissions notices, assessment notices, discharge notices and withdrawal notices
For more details see Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal - FHIR API.
Before you begin any development work using these API standards, contact us to discuss your best options.
API standards
| Year | Name | Version | Status & Notes | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal - FHIR API |
ADW 5.3.0-beta.1 | Updated - supersedes the previous versions | https://data.developer.nhs.uk/specifications/sc-fhir-5.3/Chapter.1.About/index.html |
Last edited: 10 December 2020 12:17 pm