# Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/  
**Provider:** NHS Digital — https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/  
**Base URL:** https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics  
**Documentation:** https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir

Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API is one of 23 APIs that [NHS Digital](https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Demographics, Patients, FHIR, and NHS number. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Access the national NHS patient demographic database. Supports search, retrieval, and update of patient records including names, addresses, dates of birth, registered GPs, nominated pharmacies, and NHS numbers. Offers application-restricted, healthcare-worker, and patient access tiers.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
- **github** — https://github.com/NHSDigital/personal-demographics-service-api
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nhs-digital/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other NHS Digital APIs (12)

- [Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/electronic-prescription-service-fhir-api/)
- [Summary Care Record - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/summary-care-record-fhir-api/)
- [National Record Locator - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/national-record-locator-fhir-api/)
- [Booking and Referral - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api/)
- [GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/gp-connect-appointment-management-fhir-api/)
- [e-Referral Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/e-referral-service-fhir-api/)
- [Immunisation History - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/immunisation-history-fhir-api/)
- [NHS App API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-app-api/)
- [Directory of Healthcare Services (Service Search) API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/directory-of-healthcare-services-service-search-api/)
- [NHS Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-login-api/)
- [Spine Directory Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/spine-directory-service-fhir-api/)
- [Health Research Data Catalogue API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/health-research-data-catalogue-api/)

## Tags

Demographics, Patients, FHIR, NHS number

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