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## [Welcome to the NHS Digital developer community](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/welcome-to-the-nhs-digital-developer-community/7)

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**Author:** [@system](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 July 2022 09:57 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/welcome-to-the-nhs-digital-developer-community/7 "2022-07-19T09:57:01Z")

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The NHS England Developer Community is a collaborative space for developers, product teams, and partners building digital healthcare solutions that connect with NHS APIs & services. Our mission is to make integration wi…

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## [NIR Onboarding Drop-In: October 2026](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nir-onboarding-drop-in-october-2026/15811)

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**Author:** [@Charlee\_Martin](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Charlee_Martin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 15:41 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nir-onboarding-drop-in-october-2026/15811 "2026-10-15T15:41:36Z")

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The NIR Onboarding Drop-In is a fortnightly session where we share the latest updates from our onboarding meetings with Trusts, Imaging Networks and suppliers, including progress, key developments and common questions ar…

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## [NIR Onboarding Drop-In: May through September 2026](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nir-onboarding-drop-in-may-through-september-2026/12221)

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**Author:** [@Charlee\_Martin](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Charlee_Martin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 15:12 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nir-onboarding-drop-in-may-through-september-2026/12221 "2026-10-15T15:12:04Z")

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The fortnightly Onboarding Drop-in session is for organisations interested in staying up to date around NIR rollout or currently onboarding. The sessions are about connecting with people who understand your journey, shar…

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## [Eps fhir resourceType CommunicationRequest further documentation request](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/eps-fhir-resourcetype-communicationrequest-further-documentation-request/15134)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Moir](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Ryan_Moir)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 15:04 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/eps-fhir-resourcetype-communicationrequest-further-documentation-request/15134 "2026-10-15T15:04:54Z")

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Hello we are integrating with eps fhir download prescription and i would like more information about the resource type CommunicationRequest. There is a payload section which has a array with a content string and a conte…

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## [Organisation details / Product details stuck in "Awaiting review" for ~1 month — Clinic Service Module](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/organisation-details-product-details-stuck-in-awaiting-review-for-1-month-clinic-service-module/15015)

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**Author:** [@aptionix\_tech](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/aptionix_tech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:41 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/organisation-details-product-details-stuck-in-awaiting-review-for-1-month-clinic-service-module/15015 "2026-10-15T14:41:27Z")

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Organisation details / Product details stuck in “Awaiting review” for ~1 month — Clinic Service Module Hi, We submitted our organisation and product details as part of onboarding for the PDS FHIR API (Clinic Service Mo…

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## [Pertinent Additional Instructions payload example difficulty to find](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pertinent-additional-instructions-payload-example-difficulty-to-find/14861)

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**Author:** [@Riccoles](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Riccoles)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:40 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pertinent-additional-instructions-payload-example-difficulty-to-find/14861 "2026-10-15T14:40:57Z")

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Hi there, We are struggling to find the documented PertinentAdditionalInstructions data in a FHIR release prescription response using the https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/eps-fhir-dispensing-api#post-/FHIR…

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## [401 error "Invalid 'iss'/'sub'](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/401-error-invalid-iss-sub/14742)

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**Author:** [@Anthony\_Walkley](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Anthony_Walkley)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:39 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/401-error-invalid-iss-sub/14742 "2026-10-15T14:39:10Z")

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Now Resolved thank you - When trying to send via APIM to another Service, we get the following Error BatchResponse: { “error”: “invalid\_request”, “error\_description”: “Invalid ‘iss’/‘sub’ claims in client\_assertion JWT”…

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## [Spine Directory Service (SDS) LDAP API – announcement of retirement date](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/spine-directory-service-sds-ldap-api-announcement-of-retirement-date/14488)

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**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:38 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/spine-directory-service-sds-ldap-api-announcement-of-retirement-date/14488 "2026-10-15T14:38:21Z")

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Earlier this year we announced the deprecation of the SDS LDAP API, and asked affected suppliers to complete an impact assessment by 31 July 2026. Thank you to those of you who have completed the impact assessment. You’…

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## [How can electronic prescribing simplify prescription management?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-can-electronic-prescribing-simplify-prescription-management/14461)

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**Author:** [@smartrx\_pharmacy](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/smartrx_pharmacy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:37 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-can-electronic-prescribing-simplify-prescription-management/14461 "2026-10-15T14:37:11Z")

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Electronic prescribing is helping to simplify the way prescriptions are created, processed and managed across healthcare. By reducing reliance on manual and paper-based processes, digital prescription workflows can help …

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## [Receiving invalid\_client error when attaching client assertion during CIS2 token exchange in integration env](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/receiving-invalid-client-error-when-attaching-client-assertion-during-cis2-token-exchange-in-integration-env/13565)

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**Author:** [@Tara\_Chatterton](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Tara_Chatterton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:31 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/receiving-invalid-client-error-when-attaching-client-assertion-during-cis2-token-exchange-in-integration-env/13565 "2026-10-15T14:31:45Z")

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We are trying to run the HelloWorldSeparateAuth sample: We appreciate that this sample has not been maintained for several years, but we are not currently aware of a more recent ASP.NET Core example. We have updated …

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## [Known issue - Log4j CVEs affecting MESH Java Client 6.3.6](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/known-issue-log4j-cves-affecting-mesh-java-client-6-3-6/12366)

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**Author:** [@Matty\_Firth](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Matty_Firth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:31 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/known-issue-log4j-cves-affecting-mesh-java-client-6-3-6/12366 "2026-10-15T14:31:29Z")

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We are aware of a number of recent Apache Log4j CVEs that have been identified against the version of Log4j bundled with the current MESH Java Client (6.3.6). The following CVEs have been raised by users: CVE-2026-34…

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## [New category for Digital Signature Service](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/new-category-for-digital-signature-service/12126)

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**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:30 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/new-category-for-digital-signature-service/12126 "2026-10-15T14:30:54Z")

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Just to let everybody know we’ve created a separate category for questions and announcements related specifically to the Digital Signature Service (DSS). You can access it at Digital Signature Service - NHS England Deve…

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## [Onboarding Pending Review](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/onboarding-pending-review/11606)

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**Author:** [@Vincent\_Froelich](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Vincent_Froelich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:29 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/onboarding-pending-review/11606 "2026-10-15T14:29:58Z")

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We submitted our application approximately 8 weeks ago and it still shows as “pending review.” No reference number was issued at the time of submission, which has made it difficult to follow up via phone support. We are…

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## [NEMS or MNS for Patient Demographic Changes](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nems-or-mns-for-patient-demographic-changes/15778)

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**Author:** [@Kevin\_Mayfield](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Kevin_Mayfield)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 13:15 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nems-or-mns-for-patient-demographic-changes/15778 "2026-10-15T13:15:03Z")

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I’m looking into using either to support a Shared Care Record system (long term this may be several Shared Care Record systems). Can we use NEMS still. we had looked at this in the past and code may be done but is now m…

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## [Enable SSO - NHS App to Healthstore](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/enable-sso-nhs-app-to-healthstore/15805)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Clayton](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alex_Clayton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 13:04 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/enable-sso-nhs-app-to-healthstore/15805 "2026-10-15T13:04:01Z")

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Hi Could you please enable SSO from the NHS App Sandpit and AOS environments to Healthstore (client ID: nhs-dtx) Thanks

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## [PDS Death Notification](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-death-notification/15720)

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**Author:** [@Liviu\_Zaharia](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Liviu_Zaharia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 09:45 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-death-notification/15720 "2026-10-15T09:45:49Z")

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Hello, We are an acute trust and have a requirement to receive a notification when a patient known to our organisation subsequently has their death recorded on PDS. We had initially understood that we could subscribe t…

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## [Is cp-is scheduled and unscheduled care available via the patient flag api](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/is-cp-is-scheduled-and-unscheduled-care-available-via-the-patient-flag-api/15729)

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**Author:** [@smarsh](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/smarsh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2026 16:22 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/is-cp-is-scheduled-and-unscheduled-care-available-via-the-patient-flag-api/15729 "2026-10-14T16:22:44Z")

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Hi, Can you confirm if both the scheduled and unscheduled care settings are available via the patient flag cp-is api specifically for secondary care. If not when is it expected to be available in production. We are upgr…

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## [NHS login Release 507 - Thursday 15 October 2026](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nhs-login-release-507-thursday-15-october-2026/15777)

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**Author:** [@Gavin\_Moulder](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Gavin_Moulder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2026 09:44 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/nhs-login-release-507-thursday-15-october-2026/15777 "2026-10-14T09:44:53Z")

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Good morning, all. The release notes for 507 is available via the NHS England Website - Service updates and releases. Although there is nothing included in this release which we believe is partner impacting, we have up…

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## [PDS FHIR API onboarding — no response or timeline](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-onboarding-no-response-or-timeline/15750)

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**Author:** [@Catherine\_An](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Catherine_An)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2026 09:29 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-onboarding-no-response-or-timeline/15750 "2026-10-14T09:29:43Z")

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I’ve been trying to onboard to the Personal Demographics Service FHIR API. I submitted my request to england.demographics@nhs.net, the Service Desk, and england.partner.gateway@nhs.net, and have received no acknowledgeme…

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## [PDS FHIR API - Digital Onboarding](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-digital-onboarding/15584)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Rastogi](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Sandeep_Rastogi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 October 2026 09:24 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-digital-onboarding/15584 "2026-10-14T09:24:10Z")

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Good morning, We have already received approval from the Demographics team for our use case via ServiceNow (ref-CS1612499) and submitted our “Check Your Eligibility” application through the Developer Portal on 25 August…

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## [API Key and Secret for e-RS (DEP) APIs](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/api-key-and-secret-for-e-rs-dep-apis/15338)

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**Author:** [@vincent.yip](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/vincent.yip)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [13 October 2026 15:15 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/api-key-and-secret-for-e-rs-dep-apis/15338 "2026-10-13T15:15:15Z")

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Hi, I hope you are well. Our team has been using CIS2 (INT) to access user-restricted e-RS (INT) APIs. Recently, we have got CIS2 (DEP) working and would like to use the e-RS (DEP) APIs. To obtain the API key and secre…

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## [Join our Core Services Supplier Engagement Webinar on 1 October](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/join-our-core-services-supplier-engagement-webinar-on-1-october/15267)

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**Author:** [@jenna.hartley-smith](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/jenna.hartley-smith)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [13 October 2026 12:49 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/join-our-core-services-supplier-engagement-webinar-on-1-october/15267 "2026-10-13T12:49:22Z")

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We’re inviting technology suppliers to join the next NHS England Core Services Supplier Engagement Series webinar on 1 October (08:30-09:30). :date: Date: 1 October 2026 :three\_o\_clock: Time: 08:30-09:30 …

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## [Machine2Machine record retrieval via Clinical Data Gateway FHIR API](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/machine2machine-record-retrieval-via-clinical-data-gateway-fhir-api/15722)

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**Author:** [@Yevhenii\_Kurotv](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Yevhenii_Kurotv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 October 2026 12:12 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/machine2machine-record-retrieval-via-clinical-data-gateway-fhir-api/15722 "2026-10-13T12:12:44Z")

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Hello, I have a question about the Clinical Data Gateway FHIR API Get structured record endpoint. The documentation https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/clinical-data-gateway#post-/FHIR/STU3/patient/$gpc.get…

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## [MESH - patient documents - rejecting on the recipient-side](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mesh-patient-documents-rejecting-on-the-recipient-side/15726)

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**Author:** [@Faraz\_Malik](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Faraz_Malik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 15:48 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mesh-patient-documents-rejecting-on-the-recipient-side/15726 "2026-10-12T15:48:39Z")

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Hello, GP practices receive patient documents on systems like EMIS Web via the NHS MESH transport mechanism. When reviewing the document, users have the option to “reject” the document, which returns it back to the send…

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## [Two HTTP 500 Errors on Retrieve clinical information (A007, FHIR STU3)](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/two-http-500-errors-on-retrieve-clinical-information-a007-fhir-stu3/15715)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_K](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Paul_K)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 15:33 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/two-http-500-errors-on-retrieve-clinical-information-a007-fhir-stu3/15715 "2026-10-12T15:33:34Z")

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Hi, Since Sunday morning, we have received two HTTP 500 errors when attempting to retrieve clinical information on our Production Environment, the other requests have been successful so I am unsure what is causing the er…

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## [SDS LDAP API - LDAP to FHIR mappings](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/sds-ldap-api-ldap-to-fhir-mappings/15723)

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**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 14:40 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/sds-ldap-api-ldap-to-fhir-mappings/15723 "2026-10-12T14:40:44Z")

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As part of the work to support developers who are migrating away from SDS LDAP, we’ve provided details of the attribute-level mappings from LDAP to the various replacement FHIR APIs. For details, see SDS LDAP API - LDAP…

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## [How do I onboard to the Spine Directory Service FHIR API?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-do-i-onboard-to-the-spine-directory-service-fhir-api/58)

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**Author:** [@mick.schonhut1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/mick.schonhut1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 14:37 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-do-i-onboard-to-the-spine-directory-service-fhir-api/58 "2026-10-12T14:37:18Z")

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There is no separate onboarding process for the SDS FHIR API. Onboarding is determined by the current process of the API that consumes the SDS FHIR API, for example GP Connect. Once you have approval to use the API that …

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## [Migration from DBS service to MESH API or equivalent](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/migration-from-dbs-service-to-mesh-api-or-equivalent/15564)

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**Author:** [@Simon\_Barlow](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Simon_Barlow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 13:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/migration-from-dbs-service-to-mesh-api-or-equivalent/15564 "2026-10-12T13:51:03Z")

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We are currently looking at migrating away from the current DBD service to MESH API or equivalent, due to the service being deprecated. We are a contractor on the NHS CQC Patient Survey framework and also PROMs so need t…

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## [A039 + A012 Testing (Upload Testing)](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/a039-a012-testing-upload-testing/15172)

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**Author:** [@hayward](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/hayward)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 13:48 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/a039-a012-testing-upload-testing/15172 "2026-10-12T13:48:59Z")

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Afternoon. With the new availability of A039 (upload file) and it’s scanning capabilities - Are there any pre-defined files that eRS team may have that will trigger a THREATS\_FOUND or VALIDATION\_FAILED response, when…

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## [Unable to create a new developer account](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/unable-to-create-a-new-developer-account/15719)

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**Author:** [@smarsh](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/smarsh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 October 2026 11:08 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/unable-to-create-a-new-developer-account/15719 "2026-10-12T11:08:44Z")

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Hi, One of my colleagues is trying to create a developer account, however they are not receiving the email link to verify the email address, we have tried several times and have checked the spam folder. Can this please …

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