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Packagefhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk
Resource TypeExampleScenario
IdExampleScenario-BiopsyProcedure.json
FHIR VersionR4
Sourcehttps://build.fhir.org/ig/nw-gmsa/nw-gmsa.github.com/ExampleScenario-BiopsyProcedure.html
URLhttps://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/ExampleScenario/BiopsyProcedure
Version0.1.0
Statusdraft
Date2026-02-10T04:20:28+00:00
NameBiopsy Procedure
Realmus
Authorityhl7

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Generated Narrative: ExampleScenario BiopsyProcedure

url: Biopsy Procedure

version: 0.1.0

name: Biopsy Procedure

status: Draft

date: 2026-02-10 04:20:28+0000

publisher: NHS North West Genomics

contact: https://www.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/contact-us

jurisdiction: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

actor

actorId: nurse

type: System

name: Nurse

description:

TODO

actor

actorId: forms

type: System

name: Form Manager

description:

This may be part of the EPR or be paper based

actor

actorId: epr

type: System

name: Electronic Patient Record

description:

actor

actorId: patient

type: System

name: Patient/relative/carer

description:

TODO

actor

actorId: consultant

type: System

name: Consultant

description:

TODO

actor

actorId: laboratory

type: System

name: Diagnostic Testing

description:

TODO

instance

resourceId: Request1

resourceType: Questionnaire

name: Query Questionnaire

description:

Query for Froms: GET https://example.nhs.uk/FHIR/R4/Questionnaire

instance

resourceId: Request2

resourceType: Observation

name: Query Observation and MedicationRequest

instance

resourceId: Request3

resourceType: QuestionnaireResponse

name: Create QuestionnaireResponse

instance

resourceId: Request4

resourceType: Observation

name: Create Observation and MedicationStatement from QuestionnaireResponse

instance

resourceId: Reply1

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Reply3

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Request5

resourceType: Procedure

name: Update Procedure -Biopsy

version

Extension Definition for ExampleScenario.instance.version.title for Version 5.0: Procedure Liver Biopsy

Extension Definition for ExampleScenario.instance.version.content for Version 5.0: Procedure Biopsy of liver

versionId: 1

instance

resourceId: Request6

resourceType: Specimen

name: Update Specimen

instance

resourceId: Request7

resourceType: Specimen

name: Update Specimen with tracking number

instance

resourceId: Reply5

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Reply6

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Reply7

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Request8

resourceType: Observation

name: Create Observation - Vital Signs

instance

resourceId: Request9

resourceType: Binary

name: Create Disharge Letter

instance

resourceId: Reply8

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

instance

resourceId: Reply9

resourceType: Binary

name: Dummy

process

title: Admission

description:

Admit Patient. The process roughly follows FHIR Structured Data Capture

preConditions:

Test Order has been created (Genomic Test Order Process)

step

operation

number: 1

type: search-type

name: Select Admission Forms

initiator: nurse

receiver: forms

description:

This may be paper based

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request1

Responses

-ResourceId
*Reply1

step

operation

number: 2

type: create

name: Pre-populate Admission Form

initiator: forms

receiver: epr

description:

If using electronic forms and their is a connection to an EPR or Health Information Exchange - the forms may be pre-populated

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request2

step

operation

number: 3

type: read

name: Complete Admission Form.

initiator: nurse

receiver: patient

description:

This includes enquiring about the patients medical history, such as conditions and medications. This also includes taking the patient vital signs - device data may be automatically uploaded into the EPR.

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request3

Responses

-ResourceId
*Reply3

step

operation

number: 4

type: create

name: Complete Admission Form.

initiator: nurse

receiver: forms

description:

Enter answers to questions in the forms. The end of this process is likely to be signalled via a IHE Patient Administration HL7 v2 ADT Admission event.

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request4

process

title: Perform Biopsy

description:

Perform Biopsy Procedure

step

operation

number: 5

type: create

name: Document Procedure - Record procedure details

initiator: consultant

receiver: epr

description:

TODO

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request5

step

operation

number: 6

type: update

name: Document Procedure - Update specimen details

initiator: nurse

receiver: epr

description:

Ideally the updated specimen record should result in an update to the original order.

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request6

step

operation

number: 7

type: create

name: Send specimen

initiator: nurse

receiver: laboratory

description:

If the specimen is being sent via a courier, then the specimen record should be updated with a tracking id

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request7

process

title: Monitor and Discharge Patient

description:

Monitor patient post procedure and Discharge Patient

step

operation

number: 8

type: update

name: Monitor Patient - Update specimen details

initiator: nurse

receiver: epr

description:

This probably includes taking of vital signs to ensure the patient is stable

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request8

step

operation

number: 9

type: update

name: Discharge Patient

initiator: nurse

receiver: epr

description:

This includes a IHE Patient Administration - HL7 v2 ADT Discharge event and may include clinical notes

Requests

-ResourceId
*Request9

Source1

{
  "resourceType": "ExampleScenario",
  "id": "BiopsyProcedure",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "url": "https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/ExampleScenario/BiopsyProcedure",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "Biopsy Procedure",
  "status": "draft",
  "date": "2026-02-10T04:20:28+00:00",
  "publisher": "NHS North West Genomics",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "https://www.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/contact-us"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code": "GB",
          "display": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "actor": [
    {
      "actorId": "nurse",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Nurse",
      "description": "TODO"
    },
    {
      "actorId": "forms",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Form Manager",
      "description": "This may be part of the EPR or be paper based"
    },
    {
      "actorId": "epr",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Electronic Patient Record",
      "description": " [Provider Information Source](ActorDefinition-ProviderInformationSource.html) "
    },
    {
      "actorId": "patient",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Patient/relative/carer",
      "description": "TODO"
    },
    {
      "actorId": "consultant",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Consultant",
      "description": "TODO"
    },
    {
      "actorId": "laboratory",
      "type": "entity",
      "name": "Diagnostic Testing",
      "description": "TODO"
    }
  ],
  "instance": [
    {
      "resourceId": "Request1",
      "resourceType": "Questionnaire",
      "name": "Query Questionnaire",
      "description": "Query for Froms: `GET https://example.nhs.uk/FHIR/R4/Questionnaire`"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request2",
      "resourceType": "Observation",
      "name": "Query Observation and MedicationRequest"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request3",
      "resourceType": "QuestionnaireResponse",
      "name": "Create QuestionnaireResponse"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request4",
      "resourceType": "Observation",
      "name": "Create Observation and MedicationStatement from QuestionnaireResponse"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply1",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply3",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request5",
      "resourceType": "Procedure",
      "name": "Update Procedure -Biopsy",
      "version": [
        {
          "extension": [
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-ExampleScenario.instance.version.title",
              "valueString": "Procedure Liver Biopsy"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-ExampleScenario.instance.version.content",
              "valueReference": {
                "reference": "Procedure/13240a3b-d1db-4f1a-ad7d-b19f23967060"
              }
            }
          ],
          "versionId": "1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request6",
      "resourceType": "Specimen",
      "name": "Update Specimen"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request7",
      "resourceType": "Specimen",
      "name": "Update Specimen with tracking number"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply5",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply6",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply7",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request8",
      "resourceType": "Observation",
      "name": "Create Observation - Vital Signs"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Request9",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Create Disharge Letter"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply8",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    },
    {
      "resourceId": "Reply9",
      "resourceType": "Binary",
      "name": "Dummy"
    }
  ],
  "process": [
    {
      "title": "Admission",
      "description": "Admit Patient. The process roughly follows [FHIR Structured Data Capture](https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/sdc)",
      "preConditions": "Test Order has been created ([Genomic Test Order Process](ExampleScenario-GenomicTestOrderProcess.html))",
      "step": [
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "1",
            "type": "search-type",
            "name": "Select Admission Forms",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "forms",
            "description": "This may be paper based",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request1"
            },
            "response": {
              "resourceId": "Reply1"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "2",
            "type": "create",
            "name": "Pre-populate Admission Form",
            "initiator": "forms",
            "receiver": "epr",
            "description": "If using electronic forms and their is a connection to an EPR or Health Information Exchange - the forms may be pre-populated ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request2"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "3",
            "type": "read",
            "name": "Complete Admission Form. ",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "patient",
            "description": "This includes enquiring about the patients medical history, such as conditions and medications. This also includes taking the patient vital signs - device data may be automatically uploaded into the EPR. ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request3"
            },
            "response": {
              "resourceId": "Reply3"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "4",
            "type": "create",
            "name": "Complete Admission Form. ",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "forms",
            "description": "Enter answers to questions in the forms. The end of this process is likely to be signalled via a **IHE Patient Administration** HL7 v2 ADT Admission event. ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request4"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Perform Biopsy",
      "description": "Perform Biopsy Procedure",
      "step": [
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "5",
            "type": "create",
            "name": "Document Procedure - Record procedure details",
            "initiator": "consultant",
            "receiver": "epr",
            "description": "TODO",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request5"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "6",
            "type": "update",
            "name": "Document Procedure - Update specimen details",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "epr",
            "description": "Ideally the updated specimen record should result in an update to the original order.  ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request6"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "7",
            "type": "create",
            "name": "Send specimen",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "laboratory",
            "description": "If the specimen is being sent via a courier, then the specimen record should be updated with a tracking id ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request7"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Monitor and Discharge Patient",
      "description": "Monitor patient post procedure and Discharge Patient",
      "step": [
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "8",
            "type": "update",
            "name": "Monitor Patient - Update specimen details",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "epr",
            "description": "This probably includes taking of vital signs to ensure the patient is stable ",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request8"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "operation": {
            "number": "9",
            "type": "update",
            "name": "Discharge Patient",
            "initiator": "nurse",
            "receiver": "epr",
            "description": "This includes a **IHE Patient Administration** - HL7 v2 ADT Discharge event and may include clinical notes",
            "request": {
              "resourceId": "Request9"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}