NHS Notify – FHIR Letter Printing Implementation Guide
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Resource Profile: Letter PDF Binary

Official URL: https://nhsdigital.github.io/nhs-notify-standards/fhir/docs/StructureDefinition/nhsnotify-letter-binary Version: 0.1.0
Draft as of 2025-09-30 Computable Name: LetterBinary

Base64-encoded PDF payload of the letter.

Carries the actual letter PDF stream referenced by the DocumentReference.

Usages:

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from Binary

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... contentType S 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Fixed Value: application/pdf
... securityContext 0..0

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... contentType SΣ 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
Fixed Value: application/pdf

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / CodeURI
Binary.contentTyperequiredFixed Value: application/pdf
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/mimetypes|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... id Σ 0..1 id Logical id of this artifact
... meta Σ 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... contentType SΣ 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
Fixed Value: application/pdf
... data 0..1 base64Binary The actual content

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / CodeURI
Binary.languagepreferredCommonLanguages
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard
Additional Bindings Purpose
AllLanguages Max Binding
Binary.contentTyperequiredFixed Value: application/pdf
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/mimetypes|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from Binary

Summary

Must-Support: 1 element
Fixed: 1 element
Prohibited: 1 element

Differential View

This structure is derived from Binary

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... contentType S 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Fixed Value: application/pdf
... securityContext 0..0

doco Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... contentType SΣ 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
Fixed Value: application/pdf

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / CodeURI
Binary.contentTyperequiredFixed Value: application/pdf
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/mimetypes|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Binary 0..* Binary Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
... id Σ 0..1 id Logical id of this artifact
... meta Σ 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... contentType SΣ 1..1 code Always application/pdf
Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
Fixed Value: application/pdf
... data 0..1 base64Binary The actual content

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / CodeURI
Binary.languagepreferredCommonLanguages
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard
Additional Bindings Purpose
AllLanguages Max Binding
Binary.contentTyperequiredFixed Value: application/pdf
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/mimetypes|4.0.1
From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from Binary

Summary

Must-Support: 1 element
Fixed: 1 element
Prohibited: 1 element

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron