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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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In production

Directory of Services - Urgent and Emergency Care - SOAP API

Access information on a wide range of health and care services across England using our Directory of Services Urgent and Emergency Care SOAP API.

GP / primary care NHS 111 Urgent and emergency care Patient-facing Reference data SOAP API Central Internet facing



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

Active

NHS 111 API standard

API standard to share information between NHS 111 and other organisations, such as GPs and ambulance services, and query the Repeat Caller Service.

NHS 111 GP / primary care Ambulance services SOAP Hospital Urgent and emergency care A&E / emergency department HL7 V3 API standard Has adaptor

Deprecated In production

NHS 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 SOAP

In production

Organisation 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 facing

In production Under review for deprecation

Personal Demographics Service - HL7 V3 API

Access patients' personal information, such as name, address, date of birth, related people, registered GP and NHS number using our HL7 V3 version of the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) API.

Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics SOAP HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor

Deprecated In production

Query Accredited System Information - SOAP API

Access details of accredited systems in the Spine Directory Service (SDS) using this SOAP API.

Hospital GP / primary care Reference data API Central SOAP