NHS England (incorporating the former NHS Digital and NHSX) provides national digital, data, and technology services for the NHS in England. The organization operates the Spine, the Personal Demographics Service, the Electronic Prescription Service, the Summary Care Record, e-Referral Service, NHS App, NHS.uk, and an extensive API platform of FHIR and REST APIs used by health and care providers, developers, and researchers across England.
NHS England Digital publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Clinical, Demographics, FHIR, Government, and Health.
NHS England Digital’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, product news, support, privacy policy, and 9 more developer resources.
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The NHS England API platform hosts a catalogue of national APIs for health and care, including FHIR and REST APIs covering patient demographics, prescriptions, appointments, rec...
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 al...
The Electronic Prescription Service enables prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser of the patient's choice. The EPS FHIR API allows clinical systems to ...
The NHS e-Referral Service combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic appointments. The e-RS FHIR API enables clinical system...
The Summary Care Record holds essential patient information from the GP record. The SCR API enables authorised health and care professionals to retrieve a patient's medication, ...
GP Connect APIs allow authorised clinical systems to view and book GP services. The APIs provide structured access to GP records including medications, allergies, immunisations,...
NHS login provides a single, secure way for citizens to access NHS digital services. The NHS login API enables relying parties to authenticate users, verify identity to a known ...
aid: nhs-england-digital
name: NHS England Digital
description: NHS England (incorporating the former NHS Digital and NHSX) provides national digital, data, and technology services
for the NHS in England. The organization operates the Spine, the Personal Demographics Service, the Electronic Prescription
Service, the Summary Care Record, e-Referral Service, NHS App, NHS.uk, and an extensive API platform of FHIR and REST APIs
used by health and care providers, developers, and researchers across England.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
model: saas
open_source: false
commercial: true
callable_host: false
label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
confidence: medium
source:
- pricing
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: unknown
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Freemium
confidence: medium
source:
- plans
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nhs-england-digital.png
tags:
- Clinical
- Demographics
- FHIR
- Government
- Health
- Healthcare
- NHS
- Open Data
- Patient Records
- Prescriptions
- UK
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nhs-england-digital/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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name: NHS England API Platform
description: The NHS England API platform hosts a catalogue of national APIs for health and care, including FHIR and REST
APIs covering patient demographics, prescriptions, appointments, records, screening, and clinical terminology. The platform
provides developer onboarding, sandbox environments, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and production access through API keys
and signed JWT authentication.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer
tags:
- API Platform
- Developer Portal
- FHIR
- Healthcare
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer
- type: APIReference
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation
- aid: nhs-england-digital:personal-demographics-service
name: Personal Demographics Service (PDS) FHIR API
description: 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.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
tags:
- Demographics
- FHIR
- Patient Records
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
- aid: nhs-england-digital:electronic-prescription-service
name: Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) FHIR API
description: The Electronic Prescription Service enables prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser
of the patient's choice. The EPS FHIR API allows clinical systems to create, retrieve, release, claim, and cancel electronic
prescriptions for patients in England.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir
tags:
- FHIR
- Pharmacy
- Prescriptions
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir
- aid: nhs-england-digital:e-referral-service
name: e-Referral Service (e-RS) FHIR API
description: The NHS e-Referral Service combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital
or clinic appointments. The e-RS FHIR API enables clinical systems to integrate referral and booking workflows directly
into the patient pathway.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/e-referral-service-fhir
tags:
- Appointments
- FHIR
- Referrals
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/e-referral-service-fhir
- aid: nhs-england-digital:summary-care-record
name: Summary Care Record (SCR) API
description: The Summary Care Record holds essential patient information from the GP record. The SCR API enables authorised
health and care professionals to retrieve a patient's medication, allergies and adverse reactions, and any additional
information shared by the patient's GP.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/summary-care-record
tags:
- Clinical
- Patient Records
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/summary-care-record
- aid: nhs-england-digital:gp-connect
name: GP Connect API
description: GP Connect APIs allow authorised clinical systems to view and book GP services. The APIs provide structured
access to GP records including medications, allergies, immunisations, observations, problems, and appointment availability
across federated GP systems.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-structured
tags:
- Appointments
- Clinical
- FHIR
- GP
- Patient Records
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-structured
- aid: nhs-england-digital:nhs-login
name: NHS Login API
description: NHS login provides a single, secure way for citizens to access NHS digital services. The NHS login API enables
relying parties to authenticate users, verify identity to a known level of assurance, and obtain consented identity claims
using OpenID Connect.
humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-login
tags:
- Authentication
- Identity
- OpenID Connect
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-login
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
url: security/nhs-england-digital-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/nhs-england-digital-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nhs-digital
- type: Website
url: https://digital.nhs.uk
- type: Documentation
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer
- type: APIReference
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/guides-and-documentation
- type: Blog
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/blog
- type: News
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/news
- type: Support
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/contact-us
- type: StatusPage
url: https://status.digital.nhs.uk
- type: GitHubOrganization
url: https://github.com/NHSDigital
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/terms-and-conditions
- type: Privacy
url: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/privacy-and-cookies
- type: X
url: https://x.com/NHSEngland
- type: YouTube
url: https://www.youtube.com/c/NHSDigital
- type: Features
data:
- name: National FHIR APIs
description: HL7 FHIR-based APIs for patient records, prescriptions, referrals, and clinical data exchange.
- name: Sandbox Environments
description: Free, anonymous sandbox endpoints for testing API integrations before production access.
- name: OAuth 2.0 and Signed JWT
description: Production authentication via OAuth 2.0 user-restricted access and application-restricted signed JWT.
- name: Developer Onboarding
description: Structured onboarding pathway from sandbox to integration test to production via Apigee developer portal.
- name: NHS Login Identity Provider
description: Citizen-facing OpenID Connect identity provider for NHS digital services.
- name: Spine Connectivity
description: National secure messaging and data backbone underlying the major NHS APIs.
- type: UseCases
data:
- name: Clinical System Integration
description: Integrate EHR and clinical systems with national patient demographics, prescriptions, and records.
- name: Citizen-Facing Apps
description: Build apps that authenticate citizens with NHS login and surface their NHS data.
- name: Pharmacy Workflow
description: Receive, release, dispense, and claim electronic prescriptions through the EPS API.
- name: Referral Management
description: Integrate appointment booking and referral workflows via the e-Referral Service.
- name: GP Record Access
description: View structured GP record data across federated systems via GP Connect.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: nhs-england
x-relationship: product
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