# Specification for Patient Flags Service API

**URL:** <https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969>\
**Category:** Reasonable Adjustment Flag\
**Tags:** onboarding, fhir, api-spec\
**Created:** [5 June 2024 14:46 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969 "2024-06-05T14:46:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![stuart.ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@stuart.ross](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/stuart.ross)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2024 14:46 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969/1 "2024-06-05T14:46:32Z")

</div>

Suppliers are being asked to register for onboarding to the Patient Flags Service API by the end of June, but the official documentation available for the national service still has significant information missing, such as the schema definition of the Get Patient Flags, Create a patient Flag and Create a supporting resource. An error is returned ‘Schema not found’ when attempting to access. Is the [Patient Flags Service - FHIR API - NHS England Digital](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/patient-flags-service---fhir-api#post-/-ResourceType-) page the only information available pertaining to the API, or should I be looking elsewhere. When will the Reasonable Adjustment Flag Local System Integration Requirements Specification be updated as how suppliers are being asked to interact with the national asset has changed significantly.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![stuart.ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@stuart.ross](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/stuart.ross)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2024 08:42 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969/2 "2024-07-08T08:42:40Z")

</div>

Can we please receive a response to this query?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![paula.turnock2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c2a13f/32.png) [@paula.turnock2](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/paula.turnock2)\
**Post date:** [9 July 2024 12:54 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969/3 "2024-07-09T12:54:47Z")

</div>

Hi Stuart, I’ve recently joined the team and will get a response to you asap.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![stuart.ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@stuart.ross](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/stuart.ross)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2024 09:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969/4 "2024-10-17T09:51:28Z")

</div>

Paula - Please can we have a response?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![paula.turnock2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c2a13f/32.png) [@paula.turnock2](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/paula.turnock2)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2024 11:31 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/specification-for-patient-flags-service-api/969/5 "2024-10-21T11:31:03Z")

</div>

Hi Stuart, I’ve sent you an email with some details. Let me know if I have not fully answered your question.  
We’ve set up a dedicated email address for supplier coms and I’m looking into whether we should make more of this channel as more suppliers are actively developing now.