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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Access Control Service HL7 V3 API
Manage patient consent to share their information, including their Summary Care Record (SCR), with the Access Control Service.
Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Access to records Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy HL7 V3 API Central CIS2 authenticationAlerts - HL7 V3 API
Send an alert to a Privacy Officer so they can audit whether access to a patient’s data was appropriate.
Community health Hospital Mental health Pharmacy GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 OOH GP Information governance HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor CIS2 authenticationChild Protection - Information Sharing - HL7 V3 API
Access child protection information from Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) from a healthcare setting.
Community health Hospital A&E / emergency department Inpatient Social care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services OOH GP Access to records Key care information HL7 V3 API Central Has adaptor MESH Uses digital onboarding CIS2 authenticationCIS2 Authentication
Verify the identity of healthcare workers in England, such as NHS staff, using Care Identity Service (CIS). CIS2 Authentication uses the OpenID Connect (OIDC) standard to provide sign-on across local and national digital services using smartcards or modern alternatives.
Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Security API Central Internet facing Uses digital onboarding UI integrationDemographics Batch Service
Submit a file of patient information to the Spine for tracing against the Personal Demographics Service (PDS).
Central Community health Hospital GP / primary care Urgent and emergency care Ambulance services NHS 111 Mental health OOH GP Pharmacy Demographics Internet facing Message integrationDigital Staff Passport API
Notify Digital Staff Passport about changes to employee information in your workforce system. Use alongside the Digital Staff Passport API standard.
Workforce Hospital Internet facing Uses OAS REST Centrale-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 CIS2 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 bookings