NHS North West Genomics
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NHS North West Genomics
2.2.5 - ci-build
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| Official URL: https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson | Version: 2.2.5 | ||||
| Draft as of 2026-11-05 | Computable Name: RelatedPerson | ||||
Patient Administration
RelatedPerson will often be used to represent a mother when testing a fetus (Patient). For example:
Usages:
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |
  implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
 modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
 Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |
   identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||
 use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |
  assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |
   identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |
 identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |
| active |
0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use | |
| patient |
1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to | |
| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
This structure is derived from RelatedPerson
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |
| Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |
| identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |
| identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique | |
| identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |
| patient |
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| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |||||
| id |
0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
| meta |
0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
 extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
| Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |||||
| identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |||||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. | |||||
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient | |||||
| value |
0..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use | |||||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| reference |
C | 0..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | ||||
| type |
0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | |||||
| identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |||||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. | |||||
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |||||
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use | |||||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) | |||||
| display |
0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | |||||
| identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |||||
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |||||
| active |
0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use | |||||
| patient |
1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| reference |
C | 0..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | ||||
| type |
0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | |||||
| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |||||
| display |
0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | |||||
| relationship |
0..* | CodeableConcept | The nature of the relationship Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person. | |||||
| name |
0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person | |||||
| telecom |
0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person | |||||
| gender |
0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | |||||
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |||||
| address |
0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited | |||||
| photo |
0..* | Attachment | Image of the person | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Period of time that this relationship is considered valid | |||||
| communication |
0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with about the patient's health | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| language |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| preferred |
0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| RelatedPerson.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.type | Base | extensible | IdentifierType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.type | Base | extensible | ResourceType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.type | Base | extensible | IdentifierType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.patient.type | Base | extensible | ResourceType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.relationship | Base | preferred | Patient relationship type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.communication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
This structure is derived from RelatedPerson
Summary
Mandatory: 1 element(2 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 7 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |
| Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |
| identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |
| identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |
| identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |
| active |
0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use | |
| patient |
1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to | |
| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
Differential View
This structure is derived from RelatedPerson
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |
| Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |
| identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |
| identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique | |
| identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |
| patient |
||||
| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot ViewView
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RelatedPerson |
0..* | RelatedPerson | A person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care | |||||
| id |
0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||
| meta |
0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||
| implicitRules |
0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||
| Slices for identifier |
1..* | Identifier | A human identifier for this person Slice: Unordered, Open by value:type Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |||||
| identifier:All Slices |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |||||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. | |||||
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient | |||||
| value |
0..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use | |||||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Assigning Facility | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| reference |
C | 0..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | ||||
| type |
0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | |||||
| identifier |
1..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| use |
0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | |||||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. | |||||
| system |
0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Required Pattern: https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code (extensions allowed) | |||||
| value |
1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use | |||||
| assigner |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) | |||||
| display |
0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | |||||
| identifier:MedicalRecordNumber |
0..* | MedicalRecordNumber | Medical Record Number | |||||
| identifier:nhsNumber |
0..* | NHSIdentifier | UK National Health Identifiers: NHS NUMBER (England and Wales) | |||||
| active |
0..1 | boolean | Whether this related person's record is in active use | |||||
| patient |
1..1 | Reference(Patient) | The patient this person is related to | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| reference |
C | 0..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | ||||
| type |
0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | |||||
| identifier |
0..1 | MedicalRecordNumber | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |||||
| display |
0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | |||||
| relationship |
0..* | CodeableConcept | The nature of the relationship Binding: PatientRelationshipType (preferred): The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person. | |||||
| name |
0..* | HumanName | A name associated with the person | |||||
| telecom |
0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person | |||||
| gender |
0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | |||||
| birthDate |
0..1 | date | The date on which the related person was born | |||||
| address |
0..* | Address | Address where the related person can be contacted or visited | |||||
| photo |
0..* | Attachment | Image of the person | |||||
| period |
0..1 | Period | Period of time that this relationship is considered valid | |||||
| communication |
0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with about the patient's health | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||
| language |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| preferred |
0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| RelatedPerson.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.type | Base | extensible | IdentifierType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.type | Base | extensible | ResourceType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.use | Base | required | IdentifierUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.identifier.assigner.identifier.type | Base | extensible | IdentifierType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.patient.type | Base | extensible | ResourceType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.relationship | Base | preferred | Patient relationship type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| RelatedPerson.communication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
This structure is derived from RelatedPerson
Summary
Mandatory: 1 element(2 nested mandatory elements)
Must-Support: 7 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron