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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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Lab Results adaptor

Access the Pathology and Bowel Cancer Screening laboratory results via an easy-to-use FHIR-compliant queue interface.



Deprecated

Logical Record Architecture API standards

API standards for a Logical Record Architecture (LRA) for use in health and social care.

Messaging API standard

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In production

Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API

Transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations using the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API.

Messaging MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure Internet facing Uses OAS REST Uses digital onboarding

Message Handling System (MHS) Adaptor

Learn about the Message Handling System and how to install, configure and integrate this adaptor into your own environment



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In production Beta Internal

National 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 facing

In production

National Data Opt-out - MESH

Submit a list of NHS numbers via MESH to be checked against the National Data Opt-out Service.

Hospital GP / primary care MESH Message integration Patient communication

Deprecated

National Early Warning Score 2 API standards

API standards to enable sharing of patients' vital signs and NEWS2 scores between systems and across care boundaries, for example, between two hospitals.

FHIR Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services Access to records A&E / emergency department Inpatient Continuity of care API standard STU3

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