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API and integration catalogue

These are the APIs and integrations which are currently available, or in development, from NHS England and associated organisations. It includes APIs as well as API standards defined by us. For other data standards, see the NHS Data Standards Directory.

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Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API

Transfer messages and large files securely across health and social care organisations using the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) API.

Messaging MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure Internet facing Uses OAS REST Uses digital onboarding
Internal Beta In production

Multicast Notification Service API

Publish and receive patient-related state changes from a single centralised system.

Uses OAS API Internet facing Central Has sandbox Publish-subscribe events REST STU3 MESH Uses digital onboarding
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In production Beta 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.

FHIR Community health Hospital GP / primary care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health A&E / emergency department Outpatient Inpatient OOH GP Urgent and emergency care Information governance API Central Access to records Social care REST STU3 Internet facing
In production Under review for deprecation

National Events Management Service - FHIR API

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. 

FHIR Continuity of care MESH API Central Transport / infrastructure NEMS STU3 Internet facing Publish-subscribe events Uses digital onboarding
In production

National Record Locator - FHIR API

Locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (NRL) FHIR API.

REST API Central Internet facing Access to records Transport / infrastructure FHIR R4 STU3 Uses digital onboarding
In development

National Record Locator - FHIR API v3 - Consumer

Locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (Consumer) FHIR API. 

Access to records Transport / infrastructure API Central Internet facing Uses API platform Uses OAS FHIR R4 Has sandbox

National Record Locator - FHIR API v3 - Producer

Publish patient information to be shared with other healthcare organisations using the National Record Locator (Producer) FHIR API.

Access to records Transport / infrastructure API Central Uses API platform Internet facing Uses OAS FHIR R4 Has sandbox
In production Beta

NHS App API

Engage with users of the NHS App.

Hospital GP / primary care Patient-facing Patient communication REST API FHIR R4 Uses API platform Internet facing Central Uses OAS Uses digital onboarding
In production

NHS login

Access multiple digital health and social care services with a single login for patients and the public. NHS login uses the OpenID Connect (OIDC) standard.

Patient-facing Security API Central Internet facing Uses digital onboarding UI integration
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