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NPA-6129: Updated the description for patient identifiers in OAS #278

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions specification/validated-relationships-service-api.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -2213,21 +2213,21 @@ components:
$ref: "#/components/schemas/Meta"
identifier:
type: array
description: The patient's NHS number. The primary identifier of a patient, unique within NHS England and Wales. Always 10 digits and must be a [valid NHS number](https://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/attributes/nhs_number.html).
description: The primary identifier of a patient. Possible identifiers include the NHS number or local GP patient identifier. If it is an NHS number, it will always 10 digits and must be a [valid NHS number](https://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/attributes/nhs_number.html).
items:
type: object
properties:
system:
type: string
description: Codesystem URL for the NHS number.
description: Codesystem URL for the identifier.
enum:
[
"https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number",
"https://placeholder.fhir.nhs.uk/Id/local-gp-patient-identifier",
]
value:
type: string
description: The NHS number.
description: The identifier value (e.g. NHS number).
name:
$ref: "#/components/schemas/PDSName"
birthDate:
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