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guides/Live-ImplementationGuide-BaRS/Home/Analysis/Releases/Current-Releases.page.md

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[API Specification](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/booking-and-referral-fhir/v1_4_0) | 1.4.0 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 26/03/2026 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-api}}
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Implementation Guide | 1.11.1 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 19/05/2026 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-General}}
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{{pagelink:design-core-1.4.1, text:BaRS Core}} | 1.4.1 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 19/05/2026 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-core, text: BaRS Core Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application2, text:BaRS-APP2}} | 2.0.0 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 12/11/2025 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-app2,text:BaRS APP2 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application3, text:BaRS-APP3}} | 2.0.0 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 12/11/2025 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-app3,text:BaRS APP3 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application4, text:BaRS-APP4}} | 2.0.0 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 12/11/2025 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-app4,text:BaRS APP4 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application5, text:BaRS-APP5}} | 1.2.0 | v1 | Live | Current Release | 26/03/2026 | Stable |{{pagelink:trn-app5,text:BaRS APP5 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application6, text:BaRS-APP6}} | 1.0.0-beta.7 | beta | | Current Release | 26/03/2026 | Pre-Release |{{pagelink:trn-app6,text:BaRS APP6 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application6, text:BaRS-APP6}} | 1.0.0-beta.8 | beta | | Current Release | 19/05/2026 | Pre-Release |{{pagelink:trn-app6,text:BaRS APP6 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application7, text:BaRS-APP7}} | 1.0.0-alpha.4 | alpha | | Current Release | 02/07/2025 | Pre-Release |{{pagelink:trn-app7,text:BaRS APP7 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application8, text:BaRS-APP8}} | 1.0.0-alpha | alpha | | Current Release | 26/03/2026 | Pre-Release |{{pagelink:trn-app8,text:BaRS APP8 Change Log}}
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{{pagelink:application8, text:BaRS-APP8}} | 1.0.0-alpha.2 | alpha | | Current Release | 19/05/2026 | Pre-Release |{{pagelink:trn-app8,text:BaRS APP8 Change Log}}
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A clinical safety assessment of the scope of this release has determined that it has not significantly changed the clinical safety profile of the BaRS. No new hazards have been identified in this release. The latest version of the BaRS clinical safety case and hazard log can be downloaded from the <a href= "https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/booking-and-referral-fhir/onboarding-support-information#hazard-log-and-clinical-safety-case-report-cscr-" target="_blank"> BaRS FHIR API onboarding support information page </a>.
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