Product Backlog
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MESH APIs - services or standards?
We have a number of entries in our API catalogue which are centrally-defined MESH message formats, such as the various Transfer of Care messages - see ...
In progress
PDS FHIR API - search exclusion criteria e.g. death
The ability to exclude certain search criteria from results in PDS e.g. exclude PDS records that have a formal death.
Prescription tracker API to expose EPS data
A new version of the FHIR tracker API to allow medication information to be exposed.
GP Registrations Management Information API
Capture Management Information from Foundation Suppliers in order to diagnose the health of GP Registrations that happen via GP2GP or via the PSS, to improve the ...
Allow PDS Updates in Application-Restricted mode
For a GP system, being able to send PDS Updates in Application-Restricted mode would allow these use cases to be handled nicely:
1. The update of patient demographic ...
App store / marketplace (FHIR?)
Create a place where external developers can publish their apps for all to see, for example like Smart on FHIR (https://apps.smarthealthit.org/)
PDS FHIR API supports Patient/$match operation
PDS FHIR API supports Patient $match operation (http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/patient.html#match) so that it is consistent with other MPIs
Developer-facing analytics
Ability for developers to view analytic data for API traffic from their applications.
PDS FHIR API - R4 UK Core
At the moment PDS FHIR API seems to be STU3 , this breaks expectations for implementations that want to adopt UKCore R4 FHIR specification.
SDS FHIR API POSTMAN Collection
Can we create a working postman bundle for the API against internet facing development environment? It would help supplier / app developer community a lot for their ...
Under consideration
Deprecate / retire the Query Accredited System Interface (QASI) API
We are considering deprecating and retiring the Query Accredited System Interface (QASI) API, now that the SDS FHIR API has equivalent functionality.
Address Finder (Gazetteer) RESTful API
RESTful JSON API to validate or retrieve UK-based postal addresses.
Enhancement to existing Gazetteer SOAP API: ...
Not planned
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Police Missing Person Search
There would be significant efficiency benefits to Police having the ability to search a missing persons name against hospital admissions. This would save Police ...
Under consideration
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Please review page styling
Please look at styling of page/scaling and minimizing the Try API panel
Not planned
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My developer account - strong authentication
Improve the authentication on the developer account to make it stronger e.g. 2-factor authentication, possibly selectively (e.g. to access production credentials).
Tech stack for APIs
Define a standard tech stack for APIs, so API producers don't have to figure it out for themselves.
ERD Dispensing - Pharmacy should be able to trigger message - GP just approved
Using FHIR API
ERD can be triggered from pharmacy when its due so GP will received a work flow notification from pharmacy to GP system. Then GP will review the ...
pds fhir api applicationrest
Under consideration
Retire Legitimate Relationship Service - HL7 V3 API
The Legitimate Relationship Service - HL7 v3 API is deprecated and will soon be retired.
Personal seat 'KEYSEAT'
Im a private individual and have recently designed a small multi purpose seat which can be use for many applications, in or out of the bath/shower. I feel this would ...
Not planned
Functionality to indicate what organisation data has changed
When notifcation is received of a changed organisation or site, it would be very useful for the API to somehow indicate to users what element/s of the org/site data ...
Under consideration
PDS Search when using Application Restricted authentication to return more than one result.
When using Application Restricted authentication and performing a patient search using the PDS FHIR API, only one result is ever returned. When using other ...
Deprecate / retire the Gazetteer SOAP API
We are considering deprecating and eventually retiring the Gazetteer SOAP API.
This is in favour of recommending use of the Ordinance Survey OS Places API which ...
Tile layout for the API catalogue
The API catalogue (https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue) is a big long alphabetical list. The old Health Developer Network had a nicer tile layout (see ...
Not planned
Sample code for encode and sign a jwt with rsa512 in c#
please provide a sample code for encode and sign a jwt with rsa512 in c#
NHS App API - allow push notification content to include the message sender name
The NHS App API offers an endpoint that allows the sending of an in-app message with an associated push notification. ...
NHS App - include EPS Medications (EPS FHIR RESTful API)
The NHS Digital EPS Service acts as a prescription tracker and has real time information on both prescriptions and fulfilment of these prescription orders ...
PDS FHIR API - exit information
Include Exit information in the retrieve so that we can identify who has left the NHS. This is included in the HL7 v3 MIM and required to complete migration
COVID-19 risk stratification API
Not planned
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Consistent endpoint discovery
A consistent method for discovering endpoints across all our API technologies - MESH, SSP etc
Help and support - process / training / culture
Work to instil a greater sense of a developer-centric support ethic within delivery teams.
Help and support - service desk tool integration
Ability for developers to raise service desk tickets online via their developer account and view the status of those tickets.
Genomic Test Order Management
The ability to order a new test or track an ongoing test. This would be between an Ordering Entity and a GLH with a Central Broker sat between the two.
Under consideration
Genomic Test Directory
The ability to query tests from the Test Directory based on a pre defined search criteria.
Under consideration
Clarify the dependencies between APIs - where access to one API requires access to other APIs
From the annual survey feedback, we heard that clarifying dependencies between APIs (where access to one also requires access to others) would be an important ...
Under consideration
Retirement of COVID-19 Medical Exemptions - FHIR API
The COVID-19 Medical Exemptions - FHIR API is now retired and no longer available for use.
Under consideration
Make Node.js based API integration examples and ready to run demo sites available to use.
Feedback from Consumer survey highlighted the need for more Node.js based examples to be made available
This is something we often see with other API providers - ...
Under consideration
Make the National Data Opt-out (NDOP) FHIR API available to third parties
Currently the National Data Opt-out (NDOP) FHIR API (https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/national-data-opt-out-fhir) is only for internal use. This feature ...
Under consideration
Add onboarding requirements to API specs
Currently, there are a number of integration requirements that you only discover when you start onboarding. It would be better if these were stated upfront in the ...
Under consideration
Deprecation of COVID-19 Medical Exemptions - FHIR API
The COVID-19 Medical Exemptions - FHIR API has been deprecated. Do not use for new integrations.
In progress
Communications Manager Send API
The Communications Manager Send API will allow services to send requests into the Communications Manager solution so that messages can be sent to their intended ...
Under consideration
Map for NHS facilities
Having a map of the NHS facilities on the NHS app may help patients who may get lost
Under consideration
Having hospital canteen menus and pricing online
Adding the ability to add opening times of facilities of hospitals and other places of care on the app along with menus and pricing and location of the facilities on ...
Under consideration
Having an individualised QR code for every patient
Assigning a personalised QR code for each account would allow many new features to be used. For example, in the future, it could allow patients to use their phones to ...
Under consideration
Making d-CBT features available on the app
Making digital cognitive behavioural therapy (d-CBT) features on the app may be a good addition. NHS Scotland already has an agreement with Daylight for usage of ...
Under consideration
Adding smoking and perhaps tracker and digital aids to quit
Adding how many cigarettes/drinks one has had may help in tracking progress and helping to quit. Aids such as 2 minute games or other help and advice might help in ...
Under consideration
Immunisation CRUD API
API to allow access to change read update and delete all immunisation and vaccination information held on national platforms for all vaccinations. This will allow ...
Make the Patient Care Aggregator API available to third party patient-facing apps
The Patient Care Aggregator API gives access to a patient's secondary care referrals and bookings. At the moment, it is for internal use only - the sole API consumer ...
Under consideration
Deprecation of Digital Maternity API standards
Deprecation of Digital Maternity API standards - we discourage their use for new applications.
Under consideration
GP Connect User Permissions
Specifying a new API which allows the NHS App and other patient facing services to integrate more easily with GP Systems, specifically around user permissions for ...