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.
Which specification do I need?
GP Connect is supporting the delivery of capabilities which have been defined based on business drivers. The capabilities are outlined below with more detail about each capability found in the corresponding specifications.
See the GPIT Futures Framework Roadmap for information on the Framework requirements. Contact the GPIT Futures team for enquires - gpifutures@nhs.net.
GP Connect API specifications listed by capability
Access Record HTML
This capability enables a read only view of the patient’s GP Practice record.
Current specification
This version has been widely implemented and deployed by system suppliers and is the recommended version for new system suppliers to develop against and be compliant with.
Next specification
This version is targeted by NHS Digital for delivery by system suppliers in the near future. NHS Digital are working with suppliers of API Provider systems to agree plans. This version of the specification has no additional requirements for API Consumer system suppliers over and above GP Connect API 0.5.2.
Appointment Management
This capability enables the management of GP practice appointments between different systems.
Current specification
This is the latest version of the specification containing the Appointment Management capability. For API providers there have been no material changes for Appointment Management since GP Connect API 1.2.3; system suppliers developing an API provider need to be compliant with this version. For API consumers, specifically system suppliers for the 111 service, changes were introduced in GP Connect API 1.2.4; 111 system suppliers need to be compliant with this version.
Access Record Structured
This capability enables structured information to be retrieved from the patient’s GP Practice record.
Current specifications
The Access Record Structured capability is being delivered in phases and there are different versions of the specification relevant to each phase. The specifications are ‘beta’ at this time and are subject to change until initial implementations are proven in Live deployments.
Medications and allergies
This is the latest version of the specification that system suppliers are recommended to develop against and be compliant with.
Extended Phase 1 – Immunisations, Uncategorised Data, Problems and Consultations (in addition to Medications and Allergies)
This is the latest version of the specification that system suppliers are recommended to develop against and be compliant with.
Extended Phase 2 – Investigations and Referrals (in addition to Medications and Allergies, and Extended Phase 1 scope)
This is the latest version of the specification that system suppliers are recommended to develop against and be compliant with.
Please note - ‘Documents’ is being delivered as a separate capability ‘Access Document’. See further down this page for details of the separate specification.
Extended Phase 3 – Appointments, Diary Entry, Immunisations (Not given) - subject to final confirmation (in addition to Medications and Allergies, and Extended Phase 1&2 scope)
This version specification is in development and will be released in due course.
Access document
This capability provides the ability to retrieve unstructured documents from a patient’s GP Practice record.
Current specification
This is the latest version of the specification that system suppliers are recommended to develop against and be compliant with.
The specification is ‘beta’ at this time and is subject to change until initial implementations are proven in Live deployments.
GP Connect Messaging specification listed by capability
Send document
This capability provides a simple and standardised means of sending a document to a GP Practice system.
Current specification
This is the latest version of the specification that system suppliers are recommended to develop against and be compliant with.
The specification is ‘beta’ at this time and is subject to change until initial implementations are proven in Live deployments.
Archived specifications
Archived versions of the GP Connect API and GP Connect Messaging specifications.
Last edited: 8 November 2019 5:10 pm