Introduction

The NHS e-Referral Service (NHS e-RS) combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic Appointments. Patients can choose their initial hospital or clinic Appointment, book it in the GP surgery at the point of referral, or later at home on the phone or online.

Requirements 

All Suppliers are encouraged to work towards compliance with the latest version as above.

Compliance, Assurance and Testing 

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

For Suppliers of new services or applications, see the e-Referral Service (e-RS) section on Onboarding Overview of the Digital Services for Integrated Care (DSIC) Interoperability Standards and Requirements

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment:

Documentation

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

For Suppliers of new services or applications:

• API Catalogue - e-Referral Service FHIR API

• GP software developer guide

• Testing APIs

It is recommended to read GP software developer guide in conjunction with the API documentation.

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment.

Dependencies

Creating a compliant implementation requires implementing the following dependent interface Standards:

e-Referral Service FHIR API - Primary Care Referrer

NHS e-Referrals Service - Referrer Compliance Document v1

For Suppliers of services which ARE currently deployed into an operational environment:

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Standard