# Personal Demographics Service (PDS) FHIR API

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

Personal Demographics Service (PDS) FHIR API is one of 7 APIs that [NHS England Digital](https://apis.io/providers/nhs-england-digital/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Demographics, FHIR, and Patient Records. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Personal Demographics Service is the national electronic database of NHS patient demographic details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number. The PDS FHIR API allows authorised systems to retrieve and update patient demographics for citizens registered with the NHS in England, Wales, and the Isle of Man.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir

## Other NHS England Digital APIs (6)

- [NHS England API Platform](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/api-platform/)
- [Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/electronic-prescription-service/)
- [e-Referral Service (e-RS) FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/e-referral-service/)
- [Summary Care Record (SCR) API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/summary-care-record/)
- [GP Connect API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/gp-connect/)
- [NHS Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-england-digital/nhs-login/)

## Tags

Demographics, FHIR, Patient Records

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