aid: nhs-england
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nhs-england/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: NHS England
kind: company
description: 'NHS England (which absorbed NHS Digital in 2023) is the national body that runs England''s
  public health and social care API platform at digital.nhs.uk and api.service.nhs.uk. It publishes a
  large catalogue of internet-facing APIs - most of them HL7 FHIR R4 built to the FHIR UK Core profile
  - covering the national spine services: the Personal Demographics Service (PDS), GP Connect, the e-Referral
  Service (e-RS), the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), the Organisation Data Service (ODS), Booking
  and Referral Standard (BaRS), immunisation history, the NHS App, NHS Notify, and the Directory of Healthcare
  Services. Access is governed centrally: applications onboard through the NHS API platform and authenticate
  with OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens - application-restricted (signed-JWT client credentials / API key) or user-restricted
  via NHS login (OIDC) and NHS CIS2 - with production access gated behind registration, assurance, and
  connection agreements. Home market is the United Kingdom (England). Positioning: a single national health
  system operating public, standards-based (FHIR UK Core) interoperability APIs rather than a commercial
  API vendor.'
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Healthcare
- United Kingdom
- National Health System
- FHIR
- HL7
- Interoperability
- SMART on FHIR
- Health Data
- e-Prescribing
- EHR
created: '2026-07-24'
modified: '2026-07-24'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-personal-demographics-service-fhir
  name: Personal Demographics Service (PDS) - FHIR API
  description: National electronic database of NHS patient demographic details - name, address, date of
    birth, related people, registered GP, nominated pharmacy and NHS number - exposed as an HL7 FHIR R4
    API. Production endpoint confirmed live and auth-gated (HTTP 401 without a token).
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - Demographics
  - Patient
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-gp-connect-access-record-structured-fhir
  name: GP Connect Access Record - Structured - FHIR API
  description: Lets authorised health and social care staff retrieve a patient's GP practice record as
    structured HL7 FHIR resources (medications, allergies, problems, immunisations, and more) from EMIS
    and TPP SystmOne GP systems.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-structured-fhir
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - GP Connect
  - Clinical Record
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-structured-fhir
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-electronic-prescription-service-fhir
  name: Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) - FHIR API
  description: National service for sending electronic prescriptions from prescribers to dispensers (pharmacies),
    exposed as an HL7 FHIR R4 API. Sandbox FHIR endpoint confirmed live (returns a FHIR OperationOutcome
    when required headers are absent).
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/electronic-prescriptions/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - e-Prescribing
  - Pharmacy
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-e-referral-service-fhir
  name: e-Referral Service (e-RS) - FHIR API
  description: Create paperless referrals from primary to secondary care and receive referrals, Clinical
    Referral Information (CRI) and attachments from the NHS e-Referral Service, as an HL7 FHIR API. OpenAPI
    harvested verbatim (38 paths).
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/e-referral-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/referrals/FHIR
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - Referrals
  - e-RS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-e-referral-service-openapi.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/e-referral-service-fhir
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-e-referral-service-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-booking-and-referral-fhir
  name: Booking and Referral Standard (BaRS) - FHIR API
  description: Sends booking and referral information between NHS service providers using the Booking
    and Referral Standard as an HL7 FHIR R4 API. OpenAPI harvested verbatim (8 paths).
  humanURL: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/booking-and-referral/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - Booking
  - Referrals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-booking-and-referral-fhir-openapi.yaml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-booking-and-referral-fhir-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-immunisation-history-fhir
  name: Immunisation History - FHIR API
  description: Access a patient's immunisation record (including coronavirus, influenza and HPV immunisations)
    as an HL7 FHIR R4 API. OpenAPI harvested verbatim.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/immunisation-history/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - Immunisation
  - Public Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-immunisation-history-openapi.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-immunisation-history-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-organisation-data-service-fhir
  name: Organisation Data Service (ODS) - FHIR API
  description: Reference data on NHS and healthcare organisations, roles and terminology (the Organisation
    Data Service), exposed as an HL7 FHIR R4 API. OpenAPI harvested verbatim (8 paths).
  humanURL: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  baseURL: https://beta.ods.dc4h.link/fhir/
  tags:
  - FHIR
  - Reference Data
  - Organisations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-organisation-data-service-fhir-r4-openapi.yaml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-organisation-data-service-fhir-r4-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-app-api
  name: NHS App API
  description: Integrate with the NHS App to deliver messages and content to citizens and to link into
    NHS App journeys. OpenAPI harvested verbatim (4 paths).
  humanURL: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/nhs-app
  tags:
  - NHS App
  - Citizen
  - Messaging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-app-openapi.yaml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-app-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-notify-communications-manager
  name: NHS Notify (Communications Manager) API
  description: National service for sending messages to people about their health and care across channels
    (NHS App, SMS, email, letter). OpenAPI harvested verbatim (7 paths).
  humanURL: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/comms
  tags:
  - Notifications
  - Messaging
  - Citizen
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-communications-manager-openapi.yaml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-communications-manager-overlay.yaml
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-service-search
  name: Service Search (Directory of Healthcare Services) API
  description: Search the national Directory of Healthcare Services for NHS organisations, services and
    their attributes. OpenAPI harvested verbatim.
  humanURL: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/service-search-api
  tags:
  - Directory
  - Service Search
  - Reference Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-service-search-openapi.yaml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nhs-service-search-overlay.yaml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nhs-england-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/nhs-england-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nhs-england-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nhs-england-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer
- type: APIReference
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital
- type: Support
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/help-and-support
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/nhs-england-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/nhs-england-well-known.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.england.nhs.uk/security-vulnerability-disclosure/
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/nhs-england-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/nhs-england-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/nhs-england-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/nhs-england-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/digital-clinical-safety-assurance/
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/nhs-england-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/nhs-england-lifecycle.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/e-referral-service/api/updates-and-releases/sunsetting-policy
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/nhs-england-conventions.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/nhs-england-webhooks.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/nhs-england-sandbox.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/nhs-england-data-model.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation/reference-guide
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation
- type: Blog
  url: https://digital.nhs.uk/blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com