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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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Internal Beta In production

Multicast Notification Service API

Publish and receive patient-related state changes from a single centralised system.

Uses OAS API Internet facing Central Has sandbox Publish-subscribe events REST STU3 MESH


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

Draft

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

In production

National Events Management Service - FHIR API

Publish and subscribe to patient-centric healthcare event messages with the National Events Management Service (NEMS) FHIR API. This national service is implemented on the NHS Spine. 

FHIR Continuity of care MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure NEMS STU3 Internet facing Publish-subscribe events Uses digital onboarding



In production

National Record Locator - FHIR API

Locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (NRL) FHIR API.

REST API Central Internet facing Access to records Transport / infrastructure FHIR R4 STU3 Uses digital onboarding

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