practitioner
The practitioner is a terminology CodeSystem which holds the practitioner information published by ODS which includes GPs, nurses, hospital and dental consultants.
Overview
The practitioner is a CodeSystem held on the NHS England Terminology Server (ODS Instance) which holds the practitioner information published by ODS which includes GPs, nurses, hospital and dental consultants.
It is subject to change daily as new practitioners are created, therefore we suggest that you retrieve the latest version via the API.
This API forms part of the strategic products provided by ODS and is intended to replace our two existing APIs.
CodeSystem usage
You can retrieve reference CodeSystems in full, as they are small enough to be returned in a single query.
Larger CodeSystems which generally contain instance data cannot be retrieved in full due to their size.
You can also search or validate individual concepts; codes stored within the CodeSystem.
Refer to our OAS specification for more information.
CodeSystem properties
| Property code | Property description |
|---|---|
| 1 | General National Code (GNC) |
| 2 | Private Controlled Drug Prescriber Code |
| 3 | Hospital Consultant Code |
| 4 | Dental Consultant Code |
| 5 | Nurse Prescriber Code |
| 6 | General Medical Council Code (GMC) |
| 7 | General Dental Council Code (GDC) |
| 8 | Northern Ireland General Practitioner Code |
| gender | Gender of practitioner - not currently populated |
| inactiveID | Inactive Practitioner Role ID |
| lastChangeDate | The date on which the record was last changed (created or amended). This date can be used by consumers to identify amended records since a point in time |
| ME1 | An instance of a membership/affiliation between a General Practitioner and a General Practice |
| ME2 | An instance of a membership/affiliation between a Private Controlled Drug Prescriber and their parent organisation |
| ME3 | An instance of a membership/affiliation between a Hospital Consultant and an NHS Trust or Care Trust |
| ME4 | An instance of a membership/affiliation between a Dental Consultant and an NHS Trust or Care Trust |
| ME5 | An instance of a membership/affiliation between a Nurse Prescriber and a General Practice |
| name | Practitioner Name |
| role | Practitioner Role ID |
| type | Practitioner Type Code, such as PGP, PNGP, PPCDP, PHOSPCON, PDENTCON, PNURSE |
Other CodeSystems available
The CodeSystem names in the tables below are case sensitive.
Resolvable CodeSystems
The following CodeSystems are resolvable.
Non-resolvable CodeSystems
The following CodeSystems are non-resolvable.
If you try and navigate to the System URL the browser will display an error. For more details about these CodeSystems refer to our Simplifier pages.
| CodeSystem | System URL |
| ods-organization-code | https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/ods-organization-code |
| England-ODSDateTime | https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/CodeSystem/England-ODSDateTime |
| England-ODSRecordUseType | https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/CodeSystem/England-ODSRecordUseType |
| England-PeriodType | https://fhir.nhs.uk/England/CodeSystem/England-PeriodType |
Companion product
We have also produced a user interface that allows access to the same information through our companion product: ODS Data Search and Export.
Further information
For more specific information about the data refer to our Reference Data Catalogue.
Additional CodeSystems are referenced by the Implementation Guidance, and these can be found on our Simplifier pages.
Last edited: 27 October 2025 2:44 pm