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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Digital Signature Service API
Generate an electronic signature using your NHS CIS2 Authenticator.
Outpatient Prescribing REST API Central Security Uses API platform Internet facing Uses OASDigital Staff Passport API
Notify Digital Staff Passport about changes to employee information in your workforce system. Use alongside the Digital Staff Passport API standard.
Workforce Hospital Internet facing Uses OAS REST CentralDigital Staff Passport API standard
Allow Digital Staff Passport to access employee information in your workforce system.
Workforce Hospital API standard Internet facing Uses OAS RESTDirectory of Healthcare Services (Service Search) API
Find information about NHS healthcare services, including lists of NHS organisation types, organisations, and coronavirus (COVID-19) walk-in sites.
Vaccination Reference data Patient-facing REST API Central Internet facingDirectory of Services - Urgent and Emergency Care - REST API
Access information on a wide range of health and care services across England using our Directory of Services Urgent and Emergency Care REST API.
Patient-facing GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care NHS 111 Reference data REST API Central Internet facingDirectory 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 facingDischarge - HL7 V3
Send a discharge report following transfer of responsibility for a patient.
Hospital Inpatient GP / primary care Continuity of care HL7 V3 Message integrationDose 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 STU3e-Referral Service - FHIR API
Access the e-Referral Service (e-RS) - the national service for creating and managing paperless referrals in primary and secondary care.
Hospital GP / primary care FHIR API Central STU3 Uses API platform Internet facing Has sandbox Uses OAS REST Referrals and bookingse-Referral Service - FHIR API (HSCN)
Access the e-Referral Service (e-RS) - the national service for creating and managing paperless referrals in primary and secondary care via HSCN only.
Hospital GP / primary care API Central FHIR STU3 DSTU2 Referrals and bookings