Beta
In production
Internal
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.
Access to records
Information governance
Community health
Hospital
A&E / emergency department
Inpatient
Outpatient
Mental health
GP / primary care
Social care
Urgent and emergency care
Ambulance services
NHS 111
OOH GP
API
Central
Internet facing
FHIR
STU3
REST
In production
Submit a list of NHS numbers via MESH to be checked against the National Data Opt-out Service.
Patient communication
Hospital
GP / primary care
Message integration
MESH
Draft
API standards to enable sharing of patients' vital signs and NEWS2 scores between systems and across care boundaries, for example, between two hospitals.
Access to records
Continuity of care
Hospital
A&E / emergency department
Inpatient
GP / primary care
Urgent and emergency care
Ambulance services
API standard
FHIR
STU3
In production
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.
Continuity of care
Messaging
Transport / infrastructure
API
Central
Internet facing
FHIR
STU3
MESH
NEMS
In production
Manage GP registrations and other patient data in NHAIS.
Demographics
GP / primary care
Message integration
Internet facing
MESH
Has adaptor
Retired
Raise failsafe alerts about children with the National Population Failsafe Management (NPFM) FHIR API.
Continuity of care
Key care information
Hospital
A&E / emergency department
Inpatient
Mental health
GP / primary care
Urgent and emergency care
API
Intermediary
Internet facing
FHIR
In production
Locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (NRL) FHIR API.
Access to records
Transport / infrastructure
API
Central
Internet facing
FHIR
STU3
Active
API standard to share information between NHS 111 and other organisations, such as GPs and ambulance services, and query the Repeat Caller Service.
Hospital
A&E / emergency department
GP / primary care
Urgent and emergency care
Ambulance services
NHS 111
API standard
SOAP
HL7 V3
Has adaptor
Beta
In production
Engage with users of the NHS App.
Patient communication
Hospital
Patient-facing
GP / primary care
API
Central
Internet facing
FHIR
R4
REST
Uses API platform
Uses OAS
Uses digital onboarding
In production
Deprecated
Search for free slots and book appointments with this API formerly known as FHIR NHS Scheduling API
Referrals and bookings
Urgent and emergency care
NHS 111
API
Intermediary
Internet facing
FHIR
STU3
In production
Verify the identity of healthcare workers in England, such as NHS staff, using the NHS Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2). CIS2 provides single sign-on across local and national digital services using smartcards or modern alternatives.
Security
Hospital
GP / primary care
Urgent and emergency care
Ambulance services
NHS 111
API
Central
Internet facing
In production
Deprecated
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.
Access to records
Security
API
Central
SOAP
In production
Access multiple digital health and social care services with a single login for patients and the public.
Security
Patient-facing
API
Central
Internet facing
Uses digital onboarding
In production
Integrate with NHSmail using these native Microsoft Exchange APIs.
Messaging
Transport / infrastructure
API
Central
Internet facing
REST
In production
Pull content from the NHS.UK website about health conditions, health news, medicines A-Z and more, using our free NHS Syndicated Content APIs and widgets.
Patient-facing
API
Central
Internet facing
REST