# How could I get allergy information? **URL:** \ **Category:** Summary Care Record (SCR)\ **Tags:** fhir, allergy\ **Created:** [9 February 2023 14:16 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215 "2023-02-09T14:16:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![haroon.ahmed12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@haroon.ahmed12](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/haroon.ahmed12)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2023 14:16 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/1 "2023-02-09T14:16:47Z")
Hello Community! We have had an interesting query via email and would love to open it up to discussion. Someone wants to use an API to get allergy information. They were thinking of using the SCR FHIR API but this API is currently in development and is not available to primary or secondary care domains to date. However, we are working hard to progress and deliver this service into live as-soon-as possible. Have you done something similar? What alternatives do they have? ---
**Author:** ![haroon.ahmed12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@haroon.ahmed12](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/haroon.ahmed12)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2023 14:25 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/2 "2023-02-09T14:25:42Z")
Has anyone made use of [National Record Locator - FHIR API - NHS Digital](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/national-record-locator-fhir) ? It can be used to locate and access patient information shared by other healthcare organisations, to support the direct care of those patients. ---
**Author:** ![haroon.ahmed12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@haroon.ahmed12](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/haroon.ahmed12)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2023 14:27 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/3 "2023-02-09T14:27:15Z")
Or perhaps they could make use of [GP Connect Access Record: HTML - FHIR API - NHS Digital](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-html-fhir) to view a patient’s registered GP practice record. ---
**Author:** ![kevin.mayfield1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/nhsdigitaldeveloper/user_avatar/developer.community.nhs.uk/kevin.mayfield1/32/93_2.png) [@kevin.mayfield1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/kevin.mayfield1)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2023 06:46 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/4 "2023-02-10T06:46:39Z")
Generally how to get Allergy **is for the owner of the data to create an API which the client calls to retrieve the data** The recommended API in HL7 FHIR STU3 is > **[Clinical | Allergy Intolerance | Care Connect](https://nhsconnect.github.io/CareConnectAPI/api_clinical_allergyintolerance.html)** > > Risk of harmful or undesirable, physiological response which is unique to an individual and associated with exposure to a substance. A demonstration of this API is here [FHIR Explorer](https://data.developer.nhs.uk/ccri/exp/resource/AllergyIntolerance) A HL7 FHIR R4 version will be on this site [https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7-UK/UK-Core-Access/](https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7-UK/UK-Core-Access/) At present this only covers patient and the GET /AllergyIntolerence API will be added over the next few weeks. This API is following (the US) IHE QEDM ([Query for Existing Data for Mobile (QEDm) - IHE Wiki](https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/Query_for_Existing_Data_for_Mobile_(QEDm))). So if you follow IHE guidance it is very likely to also to be compliant with any future NHS API standard. I’m hoping we will have a reference implementation for these APIs available soon, this will be pre loaded with UKCore examples. The definition of the Data model for use with FHIR in the UK can be found here [https://simplifier.net/guide/UK-Core-Implementation-Guide-STU2-Sequence/Home/ProfilesandExtensions/Profile-UKCore-AllergyIntolerance?version=current](https://simplifier.net/guide/UK-Core-Implementation-Guide-STU2-Sequence/Home/ProfilesandExtensions/Profile-UKCore-AllergyIntolerance?version=current) ---
**Author:** ![kevin.mayfield1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/nhsdigitaldeveloper/user_avatar/developer.community.nhs.uk/kevin.mayfield1/32/93_2.png) [@kevin.mayfield1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/kevin.mayfield1)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2023 06:56 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/5 "2023-02-10T06:56:48Z")
I don’t have a list of EPR vendors who have stood up this API. Several US based vendors are exposing this API in the UK, these include Cerner EPIC AllScripts This is probably following US Core or IHE QEDm Several LHCREs and UK suppliers have also done similar based on the CareConnect API standard. Ones I know of in the UK are: Yorkshire and Humberside Care Record and probably System C/Graphnet. ---
**Author:** ![kevin.mayfield1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/nhsdigitaldeveloper/user_avatar/developer.community.nhs.uk/kevin.mayfield1/32/93_2.png) [@kevin.mayfield1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/kevin.mayfield1)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2023 07:04 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/6 "2023-02-10T07:04:57Z")
> [@haroon.ahmed12](#): > > Or perhaps they could make use of [GP Connect Access Record: HTML - FHIR API - NHS Digital](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-html-fhir) to view a patient’s registered GP practice record. I think this is the wrong link. I would use this GP Connect API instead [GP Connect Access Record: Structured - FHIR API](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/gp-connect-access-record-structured-fhir) or [Interface Mechanism 1 API standards](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/interface-mechanism-1-standards) for accessing GP held EHR records. None GP EHR access is my earlier reply. The scope of this is other sectors of the NHS (local and regional) and also national (NHS England) API’s. ---
**Author:** ![haroon.ahmed12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@haroon.ahmed12](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/haroon.ahmed12)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2023 09:40 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/7 "2023-02-10T09:40:51Z")
A colleague from the Summary Care Record team has advised: From a ‘Allergy Information’ view point this data can be accessed and viewed by NCRS ‘National Care Record Service’. The URL below will provide you with all the supporting information required to access NCRS alongside approval care settings criteria which you must comply/meet. [https://digital.nhs.uk/services/summary-care-records-scr/new-interest-form](https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.nhs.uk%2Fservices%2Fsummary-care-records-scr%2Fnew-interest-form&data=05%7C01%7Charoon.ahmed12%40nhs.net%7C5f9b19ea434d4de06cea08db0b49f247%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C638116184437396648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ush97%2FOrjqzLGG%2Fio4FzrMterX6r1MzTeoxGvVEi0dg%3D&reserved=0) I hoped that has helped to answer your question. ---
**Author:** ![ngozi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@ngozi](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/ngozi)\ **Post date:** [10 February 2023 09:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-could-i-get-allergy-information/215/8 "2023-02-10T09:51:48Z")
Thank you for your answers. we will explore the options suggested.