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NHS 111 API standard

A standard to share information between NHS 111 and other organisations, such as GPs and ambulance services, and query the Repeat Caller Service.

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About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Status
Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.

Deprecated Deprecated standards are available for use and are maintained, but are being phased out, so new functionality will not be added.

Retired standards Retired standards are not being maintained or supported and should not be used.

Standard type
Technical standards and specifications
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.

Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.

Contact point

interoperabilityteam@nhs.net

Topics and care settings

Care setting
  • GP / Primary care
  • Hospital
  • Urgent and Emergency Care
Dependencies
Related standards

There is a later version of this API standard that was developed but not used; it is not recommended to implement it.

Collaborating Organisations

No known endorsements.

Page last updated: 18 October 2023