NHS England Digital

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
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nhs-england-digital:api-platform
  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: 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