GP Connect specifications for developers

Directory of published GP Connect specifications and associated artefacts.

GP Connect is a service that allows GP practices and authorised clinical staff to share and view GP practice clinical information and data between IT systems, quickly and efficiently.

Provided are current, upcoming and archived versions of GP Connect API and Messaging specifications.

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Current specifications

Current versions of the GP Connect API and GP Connect Messaging specifications.

GP Connect API 1.2.3 - contains: Foundations, Appointment Management, Access Record Structured

Release date: 23 April 2019.

Release version: GP Connect API 1.2.3

Status: current v1

Containing capabilities: appointments, foundations, access record structured.

Details: fixes and clarifications to the appointments and access record structured capabilities, and to the core elements of the specification (such as SDS queries).

Artefacts: specification 1.2.3, release notes 1.2.3, provider test suite 1.2.3, demonstrator

This version is also available on GitHub pages.

GP Connect API 0.5.2 - contains: Access Record HTML

Release date: 23 April 2019.

Release version: GP Connect API 0.5.2

Status: current v0.

Details: core changes introduced into the 1.2.3 specification (such as SDS queries) have been integrated into this specification. Also contains a small number of clarifications and changes to the Access Record HTML capability.

Containing capabilities: access record HTML.

Artefacts: specification 0.5.2 , release notes 0.5.2, provider test suite 0.5.2, demonstrator.

GP Connect Messaging 1.2.0 - contains: Send Document

Release date: 4 Feb 2019

Release version: GP Connect Messaging 1.2.0

Status: current

Details: GP Connect messaging (send document capability only) STU3 release

Artefacts: specification 1.2.0, release notes 1.2.0

This version is also available on GitHub pages

Containing capabilities: send

Artefacts: specification 0.5.2, release notes 0.5.2

Upcoming specifications (providers only)

Upcoming versions to enable provider system suppliers to develop new versions of GP Connect.

GP Connect API 0.7.2 - contains: Access Record HTML

These specifications are currently for GP Connect providers only to build new versions of the GP Connect API. At a point in the future when these APIs are built, these versions will become current and available for GP Connect consumers also.

Status: Future

Release Version: GP Connect API 0.7.2

Release date: 23 April 2019

Containing capabilities: Access Record HTML

Details: Core changes introduced into the 1.2.3 specification (such as SDS queries) have been integrated into this specification. Also contains a small number of clarifications and changes to the Access Record HTML capability

Artefacts: specification 0.7.2, release notes 0.7.2, provider test suite, demonstrator