Transfer of Care Inpatient Discharge - FHIR API

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Description Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information supporting an inpatient discharge.
Reference code
Has the standard been published? Yes
Nationally Mandated No
Status of standard Active
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Standard type Technical standards and specifications
Documentation Help Text
Link to Documentation https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/transfer-of-care-inpatient-discharge-fhir
Contact details api.management@nhs.net
Topic Continuity of care (ToC)
Care setting
  • Hospital
  • Patient
  • GP / Primary care
Related standards No known related standards
Dependencies For a full list of interactions for this API, see [Introduction to ITK3 Emergency Care eDischarge](https://developer.nhs.uk/apis/itk3emergencycareedischarge-2-8-0/index.html). For details on the general structure of the interactions, see [FHIR](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation/api-technologies-at-nhs-digital#fhir).
Assurance The NHS Digital API Catalogue uses a development process based on [GDS agile delivery](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/agile-delivery). You can find out more about how they develop APIs, technical standards and specifications in their [reference guide](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation/reference-guide).
Endorsements Not applicable