FHIR Genomics Implementation Guide

Notice

Important: This guidance is under active development by NHS England and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.
This Implementation Guide is currently in Draft and SHOULD NOT be used for development or active implementation without express direction from the NHS England Genomics Unit.

England DigitalGenomicTestServices Identifier

NamingSystem for NHS England DGTS codes (replacement to the legacy NGTD codes)

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Kind

Identifier

Usage

Used to define the system for Genomic Test Services codes within ActivityDefinition and PlanDefinition resources

Unique IDs

Type	Value	Preferred
Uri	https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/England-DigitalGenomicTestServices	True

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NamingSystem.id[0]	England-DigitalGenomicTestServices-Identifier
NamingSystem.name[0]	EnglandDigitalGenomicTestServicesIdentifier
NamingSystem.status[0]	draft
NamingSystem.kind[0]	identifier
NamingSystem.date[0]	2025-12-11
NamingSystem.publisher[0]	NHS England
NamingSystem.contact[0].name[0]	NHS England
NamingSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].system[0]	email
NamingSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].value[0]	interoperabilityteam@nhs.net
NamingSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].use[0]	work
NamingSystem.contact[0].telecom[0].rank[0]	1
NamingSystem.contact[1].name[0]	NHS Genomic Medicine Service
NamingSystem.contact[1].telecom[0].system[0]	email
NamingSystem.contact[1].telecom[0].value[0]	england.genomics@nhs.net
NamingSystem.contact[1].telecom[0].use[0]	work
NamingSystem.contact[1].telecom[0].rank[0]	1
NamingSystem.responsible[0]	NHS Genomic Interop Programme
NamingSystem.description[0]	NamingSystem for Digital Genomic Test Services
NamingSystem.usage[0]	Used to define the system for Genomic Test Services codes within ActivityDefinition and PlanDefinition resources
NamingSystem.uniqueId[0].type[0]	uri
NamingSystem.uniqueId[0].value[0]	https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/England-DigitalGenomicTestServices
NamingSystem.uniqueId[0].preferred[0]	True

XML View

<id value="England-DigitalGenomicTestServices-Identifier" />
<name value="EnglandDigitalGenomicTestServicesIdentifier" />
<status value="draft" />
<kind value="identifier" />
<date value="2025-12-11" />
<publisher value="NHS England" />
<contact>
<name value="NHS England" />
<telecom>
<system value="email" />
<value value="interoperabilityteam@nhs.net" />
<use value="work" />
<rank value="1" />
</telecom>
</contact>
<contact>
<name value="NHS Genomic Medicine Service" />
<telecom>
<system value="email" />
<value value="england.genomics@nhs.net" />
<use value="work" />
<rank value="1" />
</telecom>
</contact>
<responsible value="NHS Genomic Interop Programme" />
<description value="NamingSystem for Digital Genomic Test Services" />
<usage value="Used to define the system for Genomic Test Services codes within ActivityDefinition and PlanDefinition resources" />
<uniqueId>
<type value="uri" />
<value value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/England-DigitalGenomicTestServices" />
<preferred value="true" />
</uniqueId>

</NamingSystem>

JSON View

{

"resourceType": "NamingSystem",
"id": "England-DigitalGenomicTestServices-Identifier",
"name": "EnglandDigitalGenomicTestServicesIdentifier",
"status": "draft",
"kind": "identifier",
"date": "2025-12-11",
"publisher": "NHS England",
"contact": [
{
"name": "NHS England",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "email",
"value": "interoperabilityteam@nhs.net",
"use": "work",
"rank": 1
}
]
},
{
"name": "NHS Genomic Medicine Service",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "email",
"value": "england.genomics@nhs.net",
"use": "work",
"rank": 1
}
]
}
],
"responsible": "NHS Genomic Interop Programme",
"description": "NamingSystem for Digital Genomic Test Services",
"usage": "Used to define the system for Genomic Test Services codes within ActivityDefinition and PlanDefinition resources",
"uniqueId": [
{
"type": "uri",
"value": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/England-DigitalGenomicTestServices",
"preferred": true
}
]

}