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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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Custom Prescription Status Update API

Status updates are provided on prescription items to allow users of the NHS App and third-party app consumers to track the progress of their prescriptions and when they are ready to collect.

Dispensing Internet facing REST Has sandbox Uses API platform Uses OAS

In production Deprecated

Digital Medicine - FHIR

Notify a patient's registered GP practice about care services delivered at a pharmacy, such as an immunisation.

GP / primary care FHIR Pharmacy Dispensing Vaccination Continuity of care MESH STU3 Internet facing Message integration

Draft

Dose Syntax API standards

API standards to provide a structured way to record dosage instructions between primary and secondary care settings.

Community health Hospital GP / primary care Continuity of care FHIR API standard Prescribing Dispensing STU3

Draft

Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration API standards

Use these API standards to share medication requests between ePMA systems and hospital pharmacy or stock control systems.

FHIR Hospital Inpatient GP / primary care Prescribing Urgent and emergency care A&E / emergency department Dispensing API standard STU3

In production

Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API

Access the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) - the national service used to send electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies.

FHIR Outpatient Prescribing Dispensing REST API Central Has sandbox R4 Uses API platform Internet facing GP / primary care Uses OAS

In production Deprecated

Electronic Prescription Service - HL7 V3 API

Access the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) to send prescriptions from prescribers such as GPs to dispensers such as pharmacies using our HL7 V3 API. This is now deprecated.

Community health GP / primary care A&E / emergency department Prescribing Urgent and emergency care OOH GP Dispensing HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor

In production Under review for deprecation

Electronic Prescription Service Directory of Services API

Access information about dispensing services, including searching for dispensers who can provide dispensing services for a patient with a given location and urgency, using our Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Directory of Services (DoS) API.

Urgent and emergency care OOH GP Prescribing Dispensing Reference data REST API Central Internet facing



In development

Prescription Status Update - FHIR API

The Prescription Status Update API allows dispensing suppliers to push status information about electronic prescriptions to patients on a national scale via the NHS App. This includes letting patients know when their prescription is ready to collect.

REST Has sandbox Uses OAS Internet facing Uses API platform FHIR Dispensing