IM1 Transaction API & EMIS Partner API

We need to compare the responses for patient medical records between the IM1 Transaction API and the EMIS Partner API to understand the differences and the effort required to support both.

IM1 Transaction API capabilities:

  • Retrieve patient demographics
  • Retrieve a full patient medical record
  • Retrieve a patient consultation record
  • Access diary information

I already have the responses for the Partner APIs. Now, I need to find the IM1 Transaction API responses, particularly any examples of JSON or XML responses. Can someone help me find the detailed responses we get from these APIs?

Hi Ali,

The IM1 Transaction API documentation, including detailed response examples, is not publicly available for direct download or viewing.

Technical specifications for the APIs are available after the supplier assesses your application to pair for feasibility. API specifications (PIPs) give the specific information available from each supplier.

To obtain the necessary documentation and sample responses, you will need to go through the official channels provided by NHS England - and start/complete the IM1 onboarding and assurance process: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/gp-it-futures-systems/im1-pairing-integration#process

There is an onboarding and assurance process for your application to use these standards, see Process.

Once assured, you join the list of assured suppliers, see IM1 live suppliers.

Please contact im1.team@nhs.net to discuss your best options.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
NHS England API Platform team

Please note: The API Platform team can only address queries relevant to the NHS England API platform, including security, rate limiting, logging, monitoring and alerting. For any API specific queries, please reach out the relevant API teams.

@navin.bose Thank you