Deprecation notices
The latest news on deprecated features and associated migration guides for the NHS e-Referral Service API.
Overview
This page is updated periodically to communicate important decisions concerning features for deprecation.
Each deprecation notice documents the removal of features and provides alternatives, in the form of a migration guide, to minimise business disruptions.
Notices
| Feature | Deprecation notice | Deprecation date | Retirement date | Migration guide |
|
HSCN FHIR API/CIS1 |
February 2023 | August 2023 | August 2024 | Migrating from HSCN/CIS1 to APIM/CIS2 |
|
FHIR DSTU2 endpoints |
November 2022 | August 2023 | August 2024 | Migrating from FHIR DSTU2 to FHIR STU3 |
| Send for triage endpoints | June 2023 | March 2024 | March 2025 | Migrating from the send for triage endpoints to the book/defer endpoint |
| File attachments (Release 1) | January 2025 | February 2025 | February 2026 |
Last edited: 28 January 2025 10:14 am