# \#announcement **URL:** https://developer.community.nhs.uk/tag/announcement/126.md [Latest](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/tags.md) --- ## [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)
**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")
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’… --- ## [PDS FHIR API - Address Modernisation Survey](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-address-modernisation-survey/15020)
**Author:** [@Adrian\_Hall](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Adrian_Hall)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2026 10:38 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-address-modernisation-survey/15020 "2026-10-06T10:38:58Z")
With the plans to change some of the PDS handling of addresses in PDS FHIR API v2, we would like feedback on the main points of the proposal. Please complete the survey linked below, if you integrate with PDS (or are in… --- ## [Healthcare Worker FHIR API - professional registration IDs added](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/healthcare-worker-fhir-api-professional-registration-ids-added/15116)
**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 September 2026 15:59 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/healthcare-worker-fhir-api-professional-registration-ids-added/15116 "2026-09-19T15:59:08Z")
We’ve enhanced the Healthcare Worker FHIR API to include various professional registration IDs. Specifically, you can now get the following: GMC number consultant code Doctor’s Index Number GMP code You can’t search … --- ## [Healthcare Worker FHIR API - enhanced sandbox](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/healthcare-worker-fhir-api-enhanced-sandbox/15115)
**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 09:47 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/healthcare-worker-fhir-api-enhanced-sandbox/15115 "2026-09-14T09:47:20Z")
We’ve made some improvements to the Healthcare Worker FHIR API sandbox environment. Our sandbox environment: is for early developer testing only covers a limited set of scenarios is open-access, so does not allow you … --- ## [PDS FHIR API: new capabilities available - NHS number allocation and Create PDS Record at Birth](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-new-capabilities-available-nhs-number-allocation-and-create-pds-record-at-birth/12811)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Beswick](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Matthew_Beswick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 July 2026 10:40 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-fhir-api-new-capabilities-available-nhs-number-allocation-and-create-pds-record-at-birth/12811 "2026-07-21T10:40:10Z")
PDS HL7v3 API deprecation reminder: The PDS HL7v3 API is under review for deprecation and then retirement. We strongly encourage organisations to begin prioritising your roadmaps to move to the PDS FHIR API. (We have no… --- ## [Start connecting care today with NCRS and NRL](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/start-connecting-care-today-with-ncrs-and-nrl/12492)
**Author:** [@Alison\_Lowe](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alison_Lowe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 June 2026 14:57 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/start-connecting-care-today-with-ncrs-and-nrl/12492 "2026-06-03T14:57:09Z")
The National Care Record Service (NCRS) provides health and care professionals with free online access to information about their patient, gathered from records across the NHS and Social Care, to use wherever and wheneve… --- ## [Self-service configuration of DSS callback URL](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/self-service-configuration-of-dss-callback-url/12125)
**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 May 2026 15:29 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/self-service-configuration-of-dss-callback-url/12125 "2026-05-13T15:29:15Z")
Just to let you know of a small improvement we’ve made to the Digital Signature Service. It’s now possible to add or change your application’s DSS callback URL in our integration test environment yourself (previously yo… --- ## [Interested in how PDS handles addresses going forwards?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/interested-in-how-pds-handles-addresses-going-forwards/11902)
**Author:** [@Adrian\_Hall](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Adrian_Hall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2026 11:09 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/interested-in-how-pds-handles-addresses-going-forwards/11902 "2026-04-29T11:09:24Z")
Please see PDS FHIR API - Address format - #16 by Laura\_Avram and continue the conversation. --- ## [Standard test data now available in the integration environment for the Healthcare Worker API](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/standard-test-data-now-available-in-the-integration-environment-for-the-healthcare-worker-api/11765)
**Author:** [@tony.heap](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/tony.heap)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 April 2026 13:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/standard-test-data-now-available-in-the-integration-environment-for-the-healthcare-worker-api/11765 "2026-04-21T13:51:47Z")
To make testing easier, we’ve set up some standard test data in our integration environment that you can use when testing the Healthcare Worker API. For details, see https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/health… --- ## [About the Healthcare Worker API category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-healthcare-worker-api-category/11762)
**Author:** [@akunna.ndubuisi1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/akunna.ndubuisi1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 April 2026 10:49 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-healthcare-worker-api-category/11762 "2026-04-21T10:49:32Z")
Queries and announcements related to the Healthcare Worker FHIR API. --- ## [Digital Onboarding Service - The move to a single assurance process](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/digital-onboarding-service-the-move-to-a-single-assurance-process/8926)
**Author:** [@Zeeshan\_Saeed](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Zeeshan_Saeed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 November 2025 12:22 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/digital-onboarding-service-the-move-to-a-single-assurance-process/8926 "2025-11-21T12:22:32Z")
:tada: :tada: Following our email correspondence on 7th November 2025, this is a reminder that as of Wednesday, 19 November 2025, our new, single assurance process for all APIs is live. :tada: :tada: This means all new … --- ## [About the Digital Onboarding Service (DOS) category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-digital-onboarding-service-dos-category/6249)
**Author:** [@jenna.hartley-smith](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/jenna.hartley-smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 November 2025 11:31 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-digital-onboarding-service-dos-category/6249 "2025-11-21T11:31:23Z")
The Digital Onboarding Service is the assurance process for NHS England to permission use of NHS APIs to organisations and suppliers. The NHS will integrate APIs with an organisation after first checking if the organisa… --- ## [Can you find our services and APIs easily?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/can-you-find-our-services-and-apis-easily/8601)
**Author:** [@Alison\_Lowe](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alison_Lowe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 November 2025 17:08 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/can-you-find-our-services-and-apis-easily/8601 "2025-11-05T17:08:50Z")
:magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: Did you find what you were looking for? Try searching for digital services and APIs using our updated A-Z and search function – we’d like to know what you think. People told us the relati… --- ## [User research - are you involved in managing access to systems?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/user-research-are-you-involved-in-managing-access-to-systems/8135)
**Author:** [@Alison\_Wheatley](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alison_Wheatley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2025 12:01 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/user-research-are-you-involved-in-managing-access-to-systems/8135 "2025-10-13T12:01:14Z")
We are looking to speak to people who work in IT administration roles and are responsible for things like: provisioning user accounts; granting or revoking access to software/applications; administrating joiner, mover an… --- ## [Celebrating 2 years of the NHS Service Catalogue](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/celebrating-2-years-of-the-nhs-service-catalogue/7391)
**Author:** [@Alison\_Lowe](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alison_Lowe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2025 10:01 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/celebrating-2-years-of-the-nhs-service-catalogue/7391 "2025-09-01T10:01:54Z")
Celebrating 2 years of the NHS Service Catalogue August 2025 marked the two-year anniversary of the NHS Service Catalogue - a milestone in our journey to make digital health services more accessible, transparent and impa… --- ## [Your chance to give feedback about CIS2 website content](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/your-chance-to-give-feedback-about-cis2-website-content/6262)
**Author:** [@Alison\_Wheatley](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Alison_Wheatley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 June 2025 14:36 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/your-chance-to-give-feedback-about-cis2-website-content/6262 "2025-06-19T14:36:41Z")
The CIS team are improving our website content and we want to hear from our users. If you are a developer, an architect, a product owner, or anyone else involved in developing and delivering health or social care softwa… --- ## [About the Summary Care Record (SCR) category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-summary-care-record-scr-category/478)
**Author:** [@akunna.ndubuisi1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/akunna.ndubuisi1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2023 12:41 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-summary-care-record-scr-category/478 "2023-09-08T12:41:40Z")
The Summary Care Record (SCR) is a nationally available NHS patient record that provides authorised health and care professionals with access to key clinical information from a patient’s GP record, helping support safe a… --- ## [About the Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-mesh-category/463)
**Author:** [@akunna.ndubuisi1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/akunna.ndubuisi1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2023 10:09 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-message-exchange-for-social-care-and-health-mesh-category/463 "2023-09-05T10:09:35Z")
Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) provides the ability to share data directly between health and care organisations and is the nationally recognised mechanism for this method of data sharing. MESH can b… --- ## [About the Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/451)
**Author:** [@vu.nguyentuan](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/vu.nguyentuan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2023 08:52 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/451 "2023-08-25T08:52:49Z")
We have a system that is Getting and updating patients information by ODS code and NHS number through 2 systems TPP and EMIS, Now we want to use Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API to get patient information, so I …