Guidance for populating and consuming the Bundle resource

Introduction

The headings below list the elements of the Bundle resource and describe how to populate and consume them.

Important: Any element not specifically listed below SHOULD NOT be populated or consumed.

Tip: You’ll find it helpful to read it in conjunction with: the underlying Bundle population illustration diagram and the Bundle profile definition.

Bundle elements

The logical identifier of the Bundle resource.

meta.profile

Data type: uri

Optionality: Mandatory

Cardinality: 1..*

The Bundle profile URL.

Fixed value https://fhir.nhs.uk/STU3/StructureDefinition/GPConnect-StructuredRecord-Bundle-1

type

Data type: type

Optionality: Mandatory

Cardinality: 1..1

The type of the Bundle.

Fixed value of collection.

entry

Data type: BackboneElement

Optionality: Required

Cardinality: 0..*

Items that make up the Bundle.

See below for subelements of this BackboneElement.

entry.resource

Data type: Resource

Optionality: Mandatory

Cardinality: 0..1

A Resource carried within the Bundle. This can any type of resource, for example Patient, Organization, AllergyIntolerance.

Bundle elements not in use

The following elements SHALL NOT be populated:

id

Data type: Id

meta.versionId

Data type: Id

meta.lastUpdated

Data type: Instant

entry.fullUrl

Data type: uri