In production Deprecated

Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal - FHIR

Support transfer of care from hospital to social services for patients with care and support needs.

Continuity of care Hospital Inpatient Social care Message integration Internet facing FHIR DSTU2 MESH

In production

Demographics Batch Service

Submit a file of patient information to the Spine for tracing against the Personal Demographics Service (PDS).

Demographics Community health Hospital Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP Central Message integration Internet facing

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Retired

Digital Maternity API standards

API standards to enable sharing and updating of digital maternity records.

Access to records Continuity of care Community health Hospital Maternity GP / primary care API standard FHIR STU3

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Draft

Dose Syntax API standards

API standards to provide a structured way to record dosage instructions between primary and secondary care settings.

Continuity of care Prescribing Dispensing Community health Hospital GP / primary care API standard FHIR STU3

In production Under review for deprecation

Electronic Prescription Service Directory of Services API

Access information about dispensing services, including searching for dispensers who can provide dispensing services for a patient with a given location and urgency, using our Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Directory of Services (DoS) API.

Prescribing Dispensing Reference data Urgent and emergency care OOH GP API Central Internet facing REST

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Retired

Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions Web Services - REST API

Get prescription dispenser information for a patient, using NHS UK Web Services.

Access to records Dispensing Reference data Community health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care OOH GP API Central Internet facing REST

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In production Under review for deprecation

Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions Web Services - SOAP API

Get prescription dispenser information for a patient, using NHS UK Web Services.

Access to records Dispensing Reference data Community health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care OOH GP API Central Internet facing SOAP

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Draft

End of Life API standards

API standards to enable sharing and updating of digital end of life care (EoLC) records.

Access to records Community health Hospital GP / primary care Social care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 API standard FHIR STU3

In production

General Practice Extraction Service - MESH

Send anonymised or patient-identifiable data from GP clinical systems to the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) for planning and research.

Access to records Key care information Community health Message integration Internet facing MESH

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In development Internal

GP Connect (Patient Facing) Access Record - FHIR API

Access a patient's GP records.

Access to records Continuity of care Patient-facing Pharmacy GP / primary care OOH GP API Intermediary Internet facing FHIR STU3 REST Uses OAS

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In production

GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API

Manage GP practice appointments between different systems.

Continuity of care Referrals and bookings Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Outpatient GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API Intermediary FHIR STU3 REST

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In production

GP Connect Send Document - FHIR

Send a PDF consultation summary to a registered GP practice.

Continuity of care Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Outpatient GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP Message integration Internet facing FHIR STU3 MESH

In production

National Care Records Service integration

Integrate point-of-care applications with the National Care Records Service (NCRS) to quickly and easily view patient records.

Access to records Demographics Key care information Community health Dentistry Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Outpatient Maternity Mental health Patient-facing Pharmacy GP / primary care Transport / infrastructure Social care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP UI integration Internet facing

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Beta In production 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.

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

Organisation Data Service - FHIR API

Access a reduced dataset of health and social care organisations in England and Wales, such as trusts or GP practices, using our Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API. 

Community health Dentistry Hospital A&E / emergency department Outpatient Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Social care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API FHIR STU3 REST Uses OAS

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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. 

Reference data Community health Dentistry Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Outpatient Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Social care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API Central Internet facing REST SOAP

In production

Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API

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

Demographics Community health Hospital Mental health Patient-facing Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API Central Internet facing FHIR R4 REST Has sandbox Uses API platform Uses OAS Uses digital onboarding

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In production

Personal Demographics Service MESH

Search the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) for patient details using the MESH UI. Formerly known as Master Patient Trace.

Demographics Community health Hospital Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP Central Message integration Internet facing

Retired

Reasonable Adjustment Flag - FHIR API

Access the Reasonable Adjustment Flag - a national record which indicates that a patient requires reasonable adjustments and includes relevant details.

Key care information Community health Hospital Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API Central Internet facing FHIR STU3 REST Has sandbox Uses API platform Uses OAS Uses digital onboarding

Beta In production

Summary Care Record - FHIR API

Access a patient's Summary Care Record (SCR), an electronic record of important patient information, using our FHIR API.

Access to records Community health Hospital Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP API Central Internet facing FHIR R4 REST Has sandbox Uses API platform Uses OAS Uses digital onboarding

In production

Vaccination

Provide information to us relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) and seasonal flu vaccinations.

Vaccination Community health GP / primary care Message integration Internet facing MESH

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Retired

Vaccination Adverse Reactions COVID-19

Provide information to NHS England on adverse reactions relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations.

Vaccination Community health GP / primary care Message integration Internet facing MESH

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In production

Vaccination Events - FHIR

Publish or receive messages about changes to a patient's vaccination details.

Continuity of care Vaccination Community health Hospital Inpatient Outpatient GP / primary care Publish-subscribe events Internet facing FHIR STU3 MESH NEMS