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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Demographics Batch Service
Submit a file of patient information to the Spine for tracing against the Personal Demographics Service (PDS).
Central Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics Internet facing Message integrationElectronic Transmission of Prescriptions Web Services - REST API
Get prescription dispenser information for a patient, using NHS UK Web Services.
Access to records Dispensing Reference data Community health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care OOH GP REST API Central Internet facingElectronic Transmission of Prescriptions Web Services - SOAP API
Get prescription dispenser information for a patient, using NHS UK Web Services.
Community health Pharmacy Dispensing GP / primary care OOH GP Urgent and emergency care Access to records Reference data SOAP API Central Internet facingGeneral Practice Extraction Service - MESH
Send anonymised or patient-identifiable data from GP clinical systems to the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) for planning and research.
Community health Access to records Key care information MESH Internet facing Message integrationNational 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 facingNHS Notify MESH
Send messages to patients and the public with NHS Notify using MESH.
Central Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics Internet facing Message integrationOrganisation Data Service - ORD API
Access the full dataset of health and social care organisations in England and Wales, such as trusts or GP practices, using our Organisation Data Service (ODS) Organisation Reference Data (ORD) API.
Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health Social care Dentistry A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient OOH GP Pharmacy Reference data REST SOAP API Central Internet facingPersonal Demographics Service - FHIR API
Access patients' personal information, such as name, address, date of birth, related people, registered GP, nominated pharmacy and NHS number using the FHIR version of the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) API.
FHIR Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics API Central Has sandbox R4 Patient-facing Uses API platform Internet facing Uses OAS REST Uses digital onboardingPersonal Demographics Service MESH
Search the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) for patient details using the MESH UI. Formerly known as Master Patient Trace.
Central Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics Internet facing Message integration