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Organisation endpoint

Developer information for organisation endpoint.

Endpoint

https://directory.spineservices.nhs.uk/ORD/2-0-0/organisations/<ods_code>?


Description

Return the full organisational data of a single organisation via ODS code.


Parameters

Parameter Description
_format

string
Can take xml, json, text/json, text/xml, application/json and application/xml as arguments. If this parameter is not supplied, the format will default to JSON.


Example

Use the following query to search for a specified organisation code (X26 in this example), and return the full data for the organisation specified:

https://directory.spineservices.nhs.uk/ORD/2-0-0/organisations/X26

{
  "Organisation": {
    "Name": "NHS DIGITAL",
    "Date": [
      {
        "Type": "Operational",
        "Start": "2013-01-21"
      },
      {
        "Type": "Legal",
        "Start": "2013-04-01"
      }
    ],
    "OrgId": {
      "root": "2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48",
      "assigningAuthorityName": "HSCIC",
      "extension": "X26"
    },
    "Status": "Active",
    "LastChangeDate": "2016-09-09",
    "orgRecordClass": "RC1",
    "GeoLoc": {
      "Location": {
        "AddrLn1": "1 TREVELYAN SQUARE",
        "AddrLn2": "BOAR LANE",
        "PostCode": "LS1 6AE",
        "Town": "LEEDS",
        "County": "WEST YORKSHIRE",
        "Country": "ENGLAND"
      }
    },
    "Roles": {
      "Role": [
        {
          "id": "RO116",
          "uniqueRoleId": 166234,
          "primaryRole": true,
          "Status": "Active",
          "Date": [
            {
              "Type": "Operational",
              "Start": "2013-01-21"
            },
            {
              "Type": "Legal",
              "Start": "2013-04-01"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "Rels": {
      "Rel": [
        {
          "Date": [
            {
              "Type": "Operational",
              "Start": "2013-01-21"
            },
            {
              "Type": "Legal",
              "Start": "2013-04-01"
            }
          ],
          "Status": "Active",
          "Target": {
            "OrgId": {
              "root": "2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48",
              "assigningAuthorityName": "HSCIC",
              "extension": "XDH"
            },
            "PrimaryRoleId": {
              "id": "RO126",
              "uniqueRoleId": "128996"
            }
          },
          "id": "RE3",
          "uniqueRelId": 189272
        }
      ]
    },
    "Succs": {
      "Succ": [
        {
          "uniqueSuccId": 36589,
          "Type": "Predecessor",
          "Target": {
            "OrgId": {
              "root": "2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48",
              "assigningAuthorityName": "HSCIC",
              "extension": "T1430"
            },
            "PrimaryRoleId": {
              "id": "RO189",
              "uniqueRoleId": "136318"
            }
          },
          "Date": [
            {
              "Type": "Legal",
              "Start": "2013-04-01"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "uniqueSuccId": 36688,
          "Type": "Predecessor",
          "Target": {
            "OrgId": {
              "root": "2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48",
              "assigningAuthorityName": "HSCIC",
              "extension": "X09"
            },
            "PrimaryRoleId": {
              "id": "RO116",
              "uniqueRoleId": "111933"
            }
          },
          "Date": [
            {
              "Type": "Legal",
              "Start": "2013-04-01"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Return result in xml format rather than the default format of JSON:

https://directory.spineservices.nhs.uk/ORD/2-0-0/organisations/X26?_format=xml


<Organisation orgRecordClass="RC1">
  <Name>NHS DIGITAL</Name>
  <Date>
    <Type value="Operational" />
    <Start value="2013-01-21" />
  </Date>
  <Date>
    <Type value="Legal" />
    <Start value="2013-04-01" />
  </Date>
  <OrgId root="2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48" assigningAuthorityName="HSCIC" extension="X26" />
  <Status value="Active" />
  <LastChangeDate value="2016-09-09" />
  <GeoLoc>
    <Location>
      <AddrLn1>1 TREVELYAN SQUARE</AddrLn1>
      <AddrLn2>BOAR LANE</AddrLn2>
      <Town>LEEDS</Town>
      <County>WEST YORKSHIRE</County>
      <PostCode>LS1 6AE</PostCode>
      <Country>ENGLAND</Country>
    </Location>
  </GeoLoc>
  <Roles>
    <Role id="RO116" uniqueRoleId="166234" primaryRole="true">
      <Date>
        <Type value="Operational" />
        <Start value="2013-01-21" />
      </Date>
      <Date>
        <Type value="Legal" />
        <Start value="2013-04-01" />
      </Date>
      <Status value="Active" />
    </Role>
  </Roles>
  <Rels>
    <Rel id="RE3" uniqueRelId="189272">
      <Date>
        <Type value="Operational" />
        <Start value="2013-01-21" />
      </Date>
      <Date>
        <Type value="Legal" />
        <Start value="2013-04-01" />
      </Date>
      <Status value="Active" />
      <Target>
        <OrgId root="2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48" assigningAuthorityName="HSCIC" extension="XDH" />
        <PrimaryRoleId id="RO126" uniqueRoleId="128996" />
      </Target>
    </Rel>
  </Rels>
  <Succs>
    <Succ uniqueSuccId="36589">
      <Date>
        <Type value="Legal" />
        <Start value="2013-04-01" />
      </Date>
      <Type>Predecessor</Type>
      <Target>
        <OrgId root="2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48" assigningAuthorityName="HSCIC" extension="T1430" />
        <PrimaryRoleId id="RO189" uniqueRoleId="136318" />
      </Target>
    </Succ>
    <Succ uniqueSuccId="36688">
      <Date>
        <Type value="Legal" />
        <Start value="2013-04-01" />
      </Date>
      <Type>Predecessor</Type>
      <Target>
        <OrgId root="2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.18.48" assigningAuthorityName="HSCIC" extension="X09" />
        <PrimaryRoleId id="RO116" uniqueRoleId="111933" />
      </Target>
    </Succ>
  </Succs>
</Organisation>

Last edited: 12 August 2021 10:56 am