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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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18 results


Retired

Ambulance Messaging - HL7 V3

Ambulance Messaging supports the Ambulance Service Summary Patient Report containing a summary of care events and care data.

Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services HL7 V3 Message integration Referrals and bookings


Active

Child Protection - Information Sharing - SMSP API standards

Become a Spine Mini Service Provider giving access to child protection information from Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) for an unscheduled care provider using our SMSP API standards.

Community health Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Social care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services OOH GP Access to records Key care information HL7 V3 API standard

Retired

Discharge - HL7 V3

Send a discharge report following transfer of responsibility for a patient.

Hospital Inpatient GP / primary care Continuity of care HL7 V3 Message integration

In production

e-Referral Service - HL7 V3 API

Create paperless referrals or manage appointment slots in secondary care using the e-Referral Service (e-RS) HL7 V3 API.

Hospital HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor Referrals and bookings

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

Retired

Emergency Department - HL7 V3

Send an emergency department report following discharge or transfer of responsibility for a patient.

Hospital A&E / emergency department GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Continuity of care HL7 V3 Message integration

Retired

General Practice Extraction Service - HL7 V3

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 SOAP HL7 V3 Has adaptor Message integration