API and integration catalogue
These are the APIs and integrations which are currently available, or in development, from NHS England and associated organisations. It includes APIs as well as API standards defined by us. For other data standards, see the NHS Data Standards Directory.
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National Care Records Service integration
Integrate point-of-care applications with the National Care Records Service (NCRS) to quickly and easily view patient records.
UI integration Access to records Internet facing Pharmacy Social care Dentistry Urgent and emergency care GP / primary care Key care information Demographics Community health Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Outpatient Maternity Mental health Patient-facing Transport / infrastructure Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GPNational Data Opt-out - FHIR API
Capture patients' preferences and control sharing of their data by healthcare organisations for planning and research purposes with our National Data Opt-out (NDOP) FHIR API.
FHIR Community health Hospital GP / primary care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient OOH GP Urgent and emergency care Information governance API Central Access to records Social care REST STU3 Internet facingNational Early Warning Score 2 API standards
API standards to enable sharing of patients' vital signs and NEWS2 scores between systems and across care boundaries, for example, between two hospitals.
FHIR Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services Access to records A&E / emergency department Inpatient Continuity of care API standard STU3National Record Locator - FHIR API
Locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (NRL) FHIR API.
REST API Central Internet facing Access to records Transport / infrastructure FHIR R4 STU3 Uses digital onboardingNHS CIS Authentication (Spine Security Broker) API
Verify the identity of healthcare workers in England, such as NHS staff, using the Spine Security Broker (SSB) component of the NHS Care Identity Service (CIS). CIS provides single sign-on across local and national digital services using physical and virtual smartcards.
API Central Access to records Security SOAPNHS number change event
Use this page to view the NHS number change event available via the Multicast Notification Service API (MNS).
NEMS Patient-facing FHIR Uses API platform Access to records Messaging Publish-subscribe events Demographics