UK Core Clinical and Technical Assurance Sprint 8 Documentation Pack

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This is a 'technical sprint'. The scope of this sprint only includes improvements and fixes. New FHIR assets are out of scope for this sprint.
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Issue 8

Context of Issue
Context:	Observation panel (group)
Type:	Implementation Guide
Source:	UK Core Development Team
Scope:	Proposed Out of Scope

Issue	Proposal
Lack of clarity on how Observations should be grouped, with the most common having unrelated items within a single Observation instance.	Initial Proposal: Propose guidance around how to group observations, similar to the lab one. May include creating an Observation-Group profile. Main Points Raised in C&TA Calls: Philip Brennan: Implementation reality (Labs → GP): using Observation as grouper (EU pattern), back adopting R6 Observation.organizer Boolean; progressing in production. Kevin Sprague: Will align with Phil offline; later slides include related R6 back port work in scope. Agreed: build a roadmap via FIRE Board; this sprint is alignment; process to be revamped. Heather Wallace: NHS Wales doing observation grouping for child growth charts—flag for future. Charlie McCay: Capture these real implementations and workarounds in the pack for community benefit. Andrew Perry: Pressed that imminent implementations should raise priority; advocated a roadmap to address pressing issues.

Issue

Proposal

Lack of clarity on how Observations should be grouped, with the most common having unrelated items within a single Observation instance.

Initial Proposal:

Propose guidance around how to group observations, similar to the lab one. May include creating an Observation-Group profile.

Main Points Raised in C&TA Calls:

Philip Brennan:

Implementation reality (Labs → GP): using Observation as grouper (EU pattern), back adopting R6 Observation.organizer Boolean; progressing in production.

Kevin Sprague:

Will align with Phil offline; later slides include related R6 back port work in scope.
Agreed: build a roadmap via FIRE Board; this sprint is alignment; process to be revamped.

Heather Wallace:

NHS Wales doing observation grouping for child growth charts—flag for future.

Charlie McCay:

Capture these real implementations and workarounds in the pack for community benefit.

Andrew Perry:

Pressed that imminent implementations should raise priority; advocated a roadmap to address pressing issues.