NHS England architecture

Architecture is integral to the design and delivery of all products and services that we produce and maintain for the health and social care system.

Below are the NHS Architectural Principles that all our products and services must adhere to. All architects and those involved in the architecture and design of products and services should follow these principles when designing digital solutions for health and social care.

Also on this page you can find definitions of the capabilities we have developed to describe the business services we offer.

NHS architecture principles

A guide to best practice when designing systems and services for NHS, social care and government organisations.

Our capabilities

Categories for our business services.

Architecture blogs

Our architects explain how architecture works in practice to support and improve health and care services.

Developer and integration hub

Connect your apps to our APIs and integrate with official NHS services.

Integration Patterns Book

A guide for architects and engineers to help choose the right integration pattern.

Last edited: 22 January 2024 4:30 pm