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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Directory of Services - Urgent and Emergency Care - SOAP API
Access information on a wide range of health and care services across England using our Directory of Services Urgent and Emergency Care SOAP API.
GP / primary care NHS 111 Patient-facing Reference data SOAP API Central Internet facing Uses OAS Urgent and emergency care Uses digital onboardingDirectory of Services Search API
Use this API to access healthcare services details profiled in the Directory of Services. This API provides read-only access to the data held in the directory.
NHS 111 REST Central Internet facing Uses OAS Uses digital onboarding Urgent and emergency careDischarge - HL7 V3
Send a discharge report following transfer of responsibility for a patient.
Hospital Inpatient GP / primary care Continuity of care HL7 V3 Message integrationDOS Search
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Dose Syntax API standards
API standards to provide a structured way to record dosage instructions between primary and secondary care settings.
Community health Hospital GP / primary care Continuity of care FHIR API standard Prescribing Dispensing STU3e-Referral Service - FHIR API
Access the e-Referral Service (e-RS) - the national service for creating and managing paperless referrals in primary and secondary care.
Hospital GP / primary care FHIR API Central STU3 Uses API platform Internet facing Has sandbox Uses OAS REST Referrals and bookings CIS authenticatione-Referral Service - FHIR API (HSCN)
Access the e-Referral Service (e-RS) - the national service for creating and managing paperless referrals in primary and secondary care via HSCN only.
Hospital GP / primary care API Central FHIR STU3 DSTU2 Referrals and bookingse-Referral Service - HL7 V3 API
Create paperless referrals or manage appointment slots in secondary care using the e-Referral Service (e-RS) HL7 V3 API.
Hospital HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor Referrals and bookingse-Referral Service Patient Care – FHIR API
Retrieve referrals for a patient from the e-Referral Service (e-RS) - the national service for creating and managing paperless referrals in primary and secondary care.
FHIR Patient-facing Hospital Central API Internet facing R4 REST Uses API platform Uses OAS Referrals and bookingsElective Waiting List API
Use this API to access the Waiting List Minimum Data Set (WLMDS) – The national electronic database of NHS patient waiting list details such as date of birth, a patient's care pathway and date they began waiting.
Uses OAS REST Internet facing Referrals and bookings Uses API platform Central Patient-facing