Updates and releases

See the latest release notes, bug fixes, upcoming features and known problems for the NHS e-Referral Service API.

Introduction

Updates and releases are periodically made to our API.

They help improve the functionality, security, and usability of the platform.

Updates can include:

To take advantage of the system's capabilities, it is important for partners to stay informed about these updates.

This should help minimise any disruptions to your integrated software and your users.

Find out about our API releases.

Find out what we are working on and what we plan to do in the future.

A list of bugs, problems and issues that currently exist for the e-Referral Service.

Read about our policy which includes API deprecation and retirement.

Find out about our plans to deprecate functionality from our API.

Read our migration guides for detailed steps on how to move off deprecated functionality.

To receive updates and notifications about the e-RS FHIR API, complete our e-RS FHIR API distribution list form to join our distribution list.

Last edited: 25 September 2026 12:50 pm