Documentation, guides and tutorials

Explore the terms we use, the type of technologies we have, and look up important information.

Introduction to healthcare technology

A beginner’s guide to healthcare technology in the NHS in England.

Non-technical guides for building healthcare software for specific functions or care settings.

Case studies of organisations who have integrated their healthcare software with our APIs.

Find out about the technologies we use for APIs.

Our policies and best practice guidance for building good quality, easy to use healthcare APIs at NHS Digital.

Step-by-step guides to APIs with hands-on tutorials.

How we handle security and authorisation in our APIs.

How they work, how to request and use them for testing.

How to access our APIs on the internet or on HSCN.

Learn how to test your software with our APIs.

Find out how to onboard your software before it goes live.

Useful reference information about how we build our APIs.

An A-Z of all our resources for developers.

Find out about all the terms we use in relation to development.

Understand the terms of use for some of our APIs.

What we expect from you if you're an organisation using healthcare software that makes use of our APIs and services.

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