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Version: 0.0.2 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 44 days ago

Transfer of Care Outpatient Clinic Letter - FHIR

Dataset

CONTACT

Summary

Type:

Technical standards and specifications

Topics:

Continuity of care

Care Settings:

GP_/_Primary care
Hospital
Patient

Contact Point

Contact Point:

interoperabilityteam@nhs.net

Documentation

Documentation Link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/transfer-of-care-outpatient-clinic-letter-fhir

Relations:

Name:

Message Exchange for Social Care and Health API

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-api

Explanation:

Use this API to transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations.

Name:

Transfer of Care Emergency Care Discharge - FHIR

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/transfer-of-care-emergency-care-discharge-fhir

Explanation:

Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an emergency care discharge.

Name:

Transfer of Care Inpatient Discharge - FHIR

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/transfer-of-care-inpatient-discharge-fhir

Explanation:

Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an inpatient discharge.

Name:

Transfer of Care Mental Health Discharge - FHIR

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/transfer-of-care-mental-health-discharge-fhir

Explanation:

Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support a mental health discharge.

Is Part Of:

Name:

Transfer of Care Initiative

Url:

https://digital.nhs.uk/services/transfer-of-care-initiative

Explanation:

The Transfer of Care initiative has been mandated by the NHS Standard Contract. It includes a group of related standards covering inpatient, emergency care, mental health and outpatient settings.

Dependencies:

Name:

Care Connect FHIR API standards

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/care-connect-fhir-api-standards

Name:

Dictionary of Medicines and Devices

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/dictionary-of-medicines-and-devices

Name:

Outpatient letter

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/outpatient-letter

Name:

Interoperability Toolkit 3 Messaging Distribution FHIR API standards

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/interoperability-toolkit-3-messaging-distribution-fhir-api-standards

Explanation:

This standard implements a set of generic messaging components using HL7 FHIR version STU 3 to create a unified approach to NHS message and document flows across England.

Name:

SNOMED CT

Url:

https://standards.nhs.uk/published-standards/snomed-ct