Introduction

The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national electronic database of NHS Patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number (known as demographic information).

Requirements 

GP Suppliers

Community Pharmacy Suppliers

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

Functionality Mapping

Compliance, Assurance and Testing

PDS FHIR API

For Suppliers of new GP and Community Pharmacy services or applications, see the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) section in Onboarding Overview of the Digital Care Services Interoperability Standards and Requirements.

2018 PDS Integration Requirements – v1.0 or older

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

Documentation

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

PDS FHIR API

For Suppliers of new GP and Community Pharmacy services or applications:

• API Catalogue - Personal Demographics Service (PDS) FHIR API

• GP software developer guide

• Testing APIs

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

2018 PDS Integration Requirements – v1.0

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

Dependencies

For Suppliers of new GP and Community Pharmacy (using Healthcare worker access) services or applications.

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

PDS FHIR API

2018 PDS Integration Requirements – v1.0 or older

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

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Standard