Product Backlog

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NHS App API - support headings in in-app messages

The subset of markdown supported by NHS App in-app messages does not currently include headings. For lengthier messages, this makes it impossible for recipients ...
Suggested by: Ian Nelson (21 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 21 Oct, '21 Comments: 2

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 ...
Suggested by: Javeed Mohammed (31 Jan) Upvoted: 31 Jan Comments: 1
Under consideration api eps-fhir-api

Retire Legitimate Relationship Service - HL7 V3 API

The Legitimate Relationship Service - HL7 v3 API is deprecated and will soon be retired.
Suggested by: Matty Firth (22 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 22 Dec, '22 Comments: 1
Under consideration api deprecate retire

Deprecate / retire the Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal - FHIR

We are considering deprecating and retiring the Assessment Discharge and Withdrawal - FHIR as:  The standard has now officially been retired. The product does not ...
Suggested by: SACHIN PATHAK (21 Jul, '22) Upvoted: 21 Jul, '22 Comments: 1

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 ...
Suggested by: Steve Borman (31 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 31 Mar, '22 Comments: 1
Not planned api pds-fhir-api

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 ...
Suggested by: Dave Long (25 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 25 Mar, '22 Comments: 1

Visitors and Migrants FHIR API

We are considering deprecating and eventually retiring the Visitor and Migrant FHIR API as this was never built and has not been applied to any product in the ...
Suggested by: Avanti (01 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 01 Mar, '22 Comments: 1
Done api

Retire General Practice Extraction Service - HL7 V3 API

The General Practice Extraction Service - HL7 V3 API is obsolete and unused and we are considering retiring it. It has been replaced by the General Practice ...
Suggested by: Tony Heap (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '21 Comments: 1

Retire Outpatients HL7 V3 API

The Outpatients HL7 V3 API is obsolete and unused and we are considering retiring it.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '21 Comments: 1

Retire Discharge HL7 V3 API

The Discharge HL7 V3 API is obsolete and unused and we are considering retiring it.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '21 Comments: 1

Retire Emergency Department HL7 V3 API

The Emergency Department HL7 V3 API is obsolete and unused and we are considering retiring it.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '21 Comments: 1

Retire Ambulance Messaging HL7 V3 API

The Ambulance Messaging HL7 V3 API is obsolete and unused and we are considering retiring it.
Suggested by: Tony Heap (06 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 06 Oct, '21 Comments: 1

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. ...
Suggested by: Ian Nelson (23 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 23 Aug, '21 Comments: 1
Under consideration api nhs-app-api

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 ...
Suggested by: Kevin Mayfield (26 May, '21) Upvoted: 26 May, '21 Comments: 1
Under consideration api nhs-app-api

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
Suggested by: Mark Reynolds (13 May, '21) Upvoted: 13 May, '21 Comments: 1
Under consideration api pds-fhir-api

NHS App API

An API that allows healthcare providers to engage with NHS App users. The first use case is sending in-app messages and notifications to patients via the NHS App.
Suggested by: API Management Team (09 Oct, '20) Upvoted: 09 Oct, '20 Comments: 1

COVID-19 risk stratification API

Suggested by: API Management Team (06 Aug, '20) Upvoted: 06 Aug, '20 Comments: 1
Not planned api

Consistent endpoint discovery

A consistent method for discovering endpoints across all our API technologies - MESH, SSP etc
Suggested by: API Management Team (16 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 29 Jan, '21 Comments: 1

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - search & retrieve - sandbox

Build a callable sandbox for the PDS FHIR API search & retrieve endpoints.
Suggested by: API Management Team (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 1

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - search & retrieve - specification

API specification for the exemplar API (PDS FHIR API) - search & retrieve endpoints, generated from an OAS file.
Suggested by: API Management Team (28 Jun, '20) Upvoted: 28 Jun, '20 Comments: 1

Prescriptions for Patients API

API to provide patients with access to prescriptions sent by the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
Suggested by: John Kitson (13 Jun) Upvoted: 16 Jun Comments: 0
In progress api PfP API

GP Connect (Patient Facing) User Management - FHIR API

NHS Digital are developing a new set of Patient Facing Service (PFS) APIs to standardise the PFS APIs for New Market Entrants/foundation system suppliers. This work ...
Suggested by: Ben Davies (25 Apr) Upvoted: 25 Apr Comments: 0

Deprecate / retire the Pathology Messaging - HL7 V3 integration

We are considering deprecating and retiring the Pathology Messaging - HL7 V3 integration. Usage is minimal and will be superseded by another API. ...
Suggested by: SACHIN PATHAK (15 Aug, '22) Upvoted: 15 Aug, '22 Comments: 0

Deprecate / retire the Data Registers Service - REST API

We are considering deprecating and ultimately retiring the Data Registers Service - REST API. Usage is either minimal or it is not being used. ...
Suggested by: Matty Firth (20 Jul, '22) Upvoted: 20 Jul, '22 Comments: 0
Under consideration api deprecation-retirement

Deprecate / retire the Pathology Messaging FHIR (STU3) API

We are considering deprecating and retiring the Pathology Messaging FHIR (STU3) API as this API is going to be superseded by Pathology Messaging FHIR (R4) API
Suggested by: Sachin Pathak (07 Jul, '22) Upvoted: 07 Jul, '22 Comments: 0

Open Access APIs can be digitally onboarded - POC: Health Research Data (HRD) API

Given we have APIs with relatively low barriers to entry - e.g. open access APIs - we should digitise them quickly rather than sit them in a queue behind some of the ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (20 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 20 Jun, '22 Comments: 0

Deprecate / retire the NHS Booking API

We are considering deprecating and eventually retiring the NHS Digital API in favour of the NHS Booking and Referral API
Suggested by: Avanti (08 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 08 Mar, '22 Comments: 0

Patient Care Aggregator

The Patient Care Aggregator will pull together appointment and referral data from Patient Engagement Portal providers and the NHS e-Referrals service. This will be ...
Suggested by: Matt Visser (10 Feb, '22) Upvoted: 10 Feb, '22 Comments: 0

Dose to Text API

Ability for systems to send a structured dose syntax to an API and in response receive the dosage as a text string as outlined here - ...
Suggested by: Shafique Aksar (23 Dec, '21) Upvoted: 23 Dec, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration api dose-to-text-api

ETP Web Services REST API

A .NET web service that returns a list of pharmacies/dispensers based on name, location or ODS code. This API exists and will be replaced with a newer version.
Suggested by: Kieran Brough (30 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 30 Jul, '21 Comments: 0
Done api etp-api

NHS Booking and Referral (BaRS) - event subscription and publication API

This is a placeholder - features coming soon
Suggested by: David Ruddy (21 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 21 Jul, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration api nhs-bookingreferral-event-api

NHS Booking and Referral (BaRS) - endpoint lookup and management API

This is a placeholder - features coming soon
Suggested by: David Ruddy (21 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 21 Jul, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration api nhs-bookingreferral-endpoints

NHS Booking and Referral (BaRS) - booking and service request (orchestration/registry) API

This is a placeholder - features coming soon
Suggested by: David Ruddy (21 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 21 Jul, '21 Comments: 0

PDS FHIR API - limited data returned

The citizen record to be returned could be specified, and limited, when calling the PDS FHIR API. This may help with information governance, and other "only as much ...
Suggested by: Alex Lord (26 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 26 Apr, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration api pds-fhir-api

National Record Locater API - standards

As suggested by techUK in their draft ten point plan, the National Record Locater should support key standards such as Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) ...
Suggested by: API Management Team (12 Jan, '21) Upvoted: 12 Jan, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration api nrl-api

NHS App API - Allow NHS App API consumers to sign up without providing a Callback URL

API consumers signing up to use the NHS App API at https://portal.developer.nhs.uk/my-apps are forced to enter a dummy Callback URL, despite this information not ...
Suggested by: Ian Nelson (09 Dec, '20) Upvoted: 09 Dec, '20 Comments: 0

NHS App API - support markdown in the body of in-app messages

Allow rich formatted text within the body of in-app messages by supporting a subset of the markdown, instead of only plain text with linkified URLs.
Suggested by: Ian Nelson (09 Dec, '20) Upvoted: 09 Dec, '20 Comments: 0

Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) - scheduled care

Extend the CP-IS service to support scheduled care organisations (currently only for unscheduled care). This includes enhancing alerts to local authorities to state ...
Suggested by: API Management Team (20 Oct, '20) Upvoted: 20 Oct, '20 Comments: 0
Planned api cp-is-api

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - search & retrieve - onboarding - MVP

Allow developers to onboard for the PDS FHIR API - with a minimum viable product process which is well-explained but might still be a bit long-winded.
Suggested by: API Management Team (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 0

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - FHIR conformance

Make the PDS FHIR API a FHIR-conformant API
Suggested by: API Management Team (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 0

Exemplar API - PDS FHIR API - REST conformance

Make the PDS FHIR API a REST conformant API
Suggested by: API Management Team (11 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 11 Jul, '20 Comments: 0

NHS 111 Online

Request for NHS 111 online - This is a brief description of the request. Toxic ingestion calls and dental calls to have more information on overdose that is ...
Suggested by: Dean Booker (01 Oct, '21) Comments: 3
Not planned api

Apply for Proxy service - Validated Relationships

The Validated Relationships API is a component of the Proxy services initiative being developed by the NHS, which includes the Apply for Proxy service. Our service ...
Suggested by: Jake Hall (02 Aug) Comments: 0
Under consideration afp-api api