NHS England

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.

NHS England publishes 19 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Booking API, Callbacks API, Channels API, and 16 more. Tagged areas include Healthcare, United Kingdom, National Health System, FHIR, and HL7.

The NHS England catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

NHS England’s developer surface includes authentication, API reference, support, sandbox, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, and 34 more developer resources.

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49.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

7 APIs

Healthcare United Kingdom National Health System FHIR HL7 Interoperability SMART on FHIR Health Data e-Prescribing EHR

What this lets a business do 3

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Care Coordination Management

BC-2820

R4ReferralSTU3

GET /ServiceRequest

Patient Access Management

BC-2800

BookingSlots

GET /Appointment GET /Slot

Patient Experience Management

BC-2910

communication

POST /communication/notification/FHIR/R4/CommunicationRequest

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 49.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 11.0 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 9.9 / 15

Access Clarity 1.2 / 15

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 10

Contract Governance 1.6 / 9

Discoverability 5.4 / 8

Regulatory Posture 7.9 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 22

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Personal Demographics Service (PDS) - FHIR API

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 ...

GP Connect Access Record - Structured - FHIR API

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)...

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) - FHIR API

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...

NHS England Booking API

The Booking API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for booking.

NHS England Callbacks API

The Callbacks API from NHS England — 3 operation(s) for callbacks.

NHS England Channels API

The Channels API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for channels.

NHS England Code System API

The CodeSystem API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for codesystem.

NHS England Communication API

The communication API from NHS England — 4 operation(s) for communication.

NHS England Immunization API

The Immunization API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for immunization.

NHS England List{id} API

The List{id} API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for list{id}.

NHS England Message API

The Message API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for message.

NHS England Message Batches API

The Message Batches API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for message batches.

NHS England Messages API

The Messages API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for messages.

NHS England Metadata API

The Metadata API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for metadata.

NHS England Organisation API

The Organisation API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for organisation.

NHS England Organization API

The Organization API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for organization.

NHS England Organization Affiliation API

The OrganizationAffiliation API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for organizationaffiliation.

NHS England R4 API

The R4 API from NHS England — 6 operation(s) for r4.

NHS England Referral API

The Referral API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for referral.

NHS England Slots API

The Slots API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for slots.

NHS England STU3 API

The STU3 API from NHS England — 32 operation(s) for stu3.

NHS England Value Set API

The ValueSet API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for valueset.

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Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Nhs England Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Nhs England Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Nhs England Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Nhs England Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Nhs England Agentic Access

70 operations · 32 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Sandbox

Sandbox

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

APIReference

APIReference

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

WellKnown

X-MCPServerCandidate

X-MCPServerCandidate

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

Webhooks

DataModel

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

CodeOfConduct

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

ToolCrosswalk

ToolCrosswalk

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

SecurityPolicy

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

SecurityTxt

Security

Compliance

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Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

Releases

Support

Deprecation

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 8

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

Overlay

Overlay

Overlay

Overlay

Overlay

Overlay

Overlay

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Source (apis.yml)

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.'
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  - repository-unlicensed
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
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: '0.23'
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-england-booking-api
  name: NHS England Booking API
  description: The Booking API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for booking.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Booking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-booking-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-callbacks-api
  name: NHS England Callbacks API
  description: The Callbacks API from NHS England — 3 operation(s) for callbacks.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Callbacks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-callbacks-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-channels-api
  name: NHS England Channels API
  description: The Channels API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for channels.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Channels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-codesystem-api
  name: NHS England Code System API
  description: The CodeSystem API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for codesystem.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - CodeSystem
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-codesystem-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-communication-api
  name: NHS England Communication API
  description: The communication API from NHS England — 4 operation(s) for communication.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Communications
  tags_raw:
  - communication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-communication-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-immunization-api
  name: NHS England Immunization API
  description: The Immunization API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for immunization.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Immunization
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-immunization-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-list-id-api
  name: NHS England List{id} API
  description: The List{id} API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for list{id}.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - List{id}
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-list-id-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-message-api
  name: NHS England Message API
  description: The Message API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for message.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Message
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-message-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-message-batches-api
  name: NHS England Message Batches API
  description: The Message Batches API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for message batches.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Message Batches
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-message-batches-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-messages-api
  name: NHS England Messages API
  description: The Messages API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for messages.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Message
  tags_raw:
  - Messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-metadata-api
  name: NHS England Metadata API
  description: The Metadata API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for metadata.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-organisation-api
  name: NHS England Organisation API
  description: The Organisation API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for organisation.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Organisation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-organisation-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-organization-api
  name: NHS England Organization API
  description: The Organization API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for organization.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Organization
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-organization-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-organizationaffiliation-api
  name: NHS England Organization Affiliation API
  description: The OrganizationAffiliation API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for organizationaffiliation.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - OrganizationAffiliation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-organizationaffiliation-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-r4-api
  name: NHS England R4 API
  description: The R4 API from NHS England — 6 operation(s) for r4.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - R4
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-r4-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-referral-api
  name: NHS England Referral API
  description: The Referral API from NHS England — 2 operation(s) for referral.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Referral
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-referral-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-slots-api
  name: NHS England Slots API
  description: The Slots API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for slots.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - Slots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-slots-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-stu3-api
  name: NHS England STU3 API
  description: The STU3 API from NHS England — 32 operation(s) for stu3.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - STU3
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-stu3-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
- aid: nhs-england:nhs-england-valueset-api
  name: NHS England Value Set API
  description: The ValueSet API from NHS England — 1 operation(s) for valueset.
  humanURL: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir
  baseURL: https://api.service.nhs.uk/personal-demographics/FHIR/R4
  tags:
  - ValueSet
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nhs-england-valueset-api-openapi.yml
  - 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: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/immunisation-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/immunisation-history-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/organisation-data-service-fhir-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/nhs-app-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/communications-manager-api
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/service-search-api
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/nhs-england-capability-edges.yml
  name: NHS England Business Capability Map
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-e-referral-service-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-booking-and-referral-fhir-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-immunisation-history-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-organisation-data-service-fhir-r4-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-app-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-communications-manager-overlay.yaml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/nhs-service-search-overlay.yaml
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api/blob/develop/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/NHSDigital/e-referrals-service-api/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md
- 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: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/nhs-england-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- 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

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