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PKB has no control over the system values defined externally. They are not required to be resolvable, and if they do resolve the content returned is undefined.
National identifiers
The most common example of this type of identifier is a National ID. The table below shows which National IDs are currently supported by PKB, along with the system value we will use for it.
Note: The equivalent information for our HL7 API can be found here.
Identifier Name | Country | FHIR Identifier system |
NHS Number * | GB-ENG, GB-WLS | |
CHI Number * | GB-SCT | urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.16.53 |
Health and Care Number * | GB-NIR | urn:uuid:1479257a-ce8f-482a-89fa-429ac066c158 |
Individual Health Identifier | IE | |
SSN | US | |
SIN | CA | https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-social-insurance-number |
HKID | HK | http://fhir.patientsknowbest.com/id/hong-kong-identity-card-number |
BSN | NL | |
Krankenversichertennummer | DE | |
Civil ID | KW |
*A note about NHS-Type Numbers. The following 3 National ID Types are drawn from the same numbering scheme, but with non-overlapping ranges. PKB considers them to be separate types. It is the responsibility of the client to ensure the correct FHIR Identifier system is used.
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However, there are some occasions where such an ID is required to be used in an identifier, and as such an identifier system needs to be assigned.
Identifier Name | FHIR Identifier system |
PKB Public ID |
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