V15 · AVAILABILITY NETWORK

Capability is not enough. Can it be accessed now?

Disease Intelligence separates capability from availability. A centre may be capable of delivering a service while current capacity, geography, referral criteria or remote access remain unknown.

Example statusRemote specialist review
Available
Capacity explicitly supplied and current.
Example statusMolecular diagnostics
Limited
Service exists but capacity is constrained.
Example statusRare disease MDT
Review required
Capability exists; current access has not been verified.

Availability has its own evidence.

Production records should carry source, update date, expiry/review threshold, eligibility/access notes, geography, remote/in-person mode and responsible organisation.

Access

Referral criteria

Represent required referral conditions separately from clinical matching.

Action Registry →
Capacity

Capacity state

Current / limited / paused / review-required with timestamps.

Exchange demo →
Notify

Waitlist & signals

Where lawful and appropriate, notify authorised users when availability changes.

DI Signal →