Need help with NHS Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) API Integration?
Whether you're developing a new digital health product or extending an existing solution with NHS Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) API integration, 6B brings the technical expertise, healthcare insight, and experience needed to accelerate delivery.
At 6B, we support health tech companies and healthcare organisations through the full EPS integration lifecycle. From initial onboarding and use case planning to FHIR API development, assurance, and go-live, we provide the technical expertise and project leadership needed to successfully connect to the EPS ecosystem. Our experience spans primary and secondary care settings, enabling us to accelerate the integration process and ensure compliance with NHS standards at every step.
Understanding NHS EPS FHIR Integration
The NHS EPS FHIR API is the modern, FHIR‑based interface for sending and managing electronic prescriptions in England. It enables prescribers in primary and secondary care to create, encode, cancel, and transmit prescriptions directly to patient-nominated pharmacies; dispensers can retrieve, return, notify dispenses, and submit claims – all without manual paperwork.
The API supports both prescribing and dispensing use cases and integrates with supplementary services such as the Directory of Services (DoS) API and Prescription Tracker. It replaces the legacy HL7 V3 interface, allowing secure OAuth‑authenticated access and sandbox testing environments.
Our NHS EPS API Integration Process
6B supports your EPS integration from initial onboarding through live deployment:
We start by defining your use case and assisting with submission of the EPS Use Case form to enter the onboarding queue.
Once accepted, we guide you through MoU signing, and tiered onboarding – from sandbox testing to first-of-type live monitoring and full deployment, typically completed in approximately 18 months .
Our development team builds against the EPS FHIR API, Model APIs, and Prescription Tracking API, ensuring compliance with the SCAL and NHS clinical safety standards. We also set up DoS service lookup using OAuth‑secured REST endpoints.
We conduct sandbox testing, live environment trials, and monitored production rollouts. Once signed off, EPS systems receive a Clinical Authority to Release (CATR) and are cleared for full deployment.
We remain on hand for post-launch support, prescription status tracking, and iterative feature enhancements.
Benefits of NHS EPS Integration
Integrating with NHS EPS via FHIR offers faster, safer, and more reliable prescribing for patients and clinicians. By automating prescription and dispense workflows, you eliminate paper handling, reduce prescription errors, and accelerate patient access to medications.
Dispensing partners can provide real-time dispense updates to NHS App users, improving adherence and visibility. Integration also aligns with national policy goals for electronic repeat dispensing, single-item prescribing, and future FP10 MDA initiatives.
For health tech vendors, EPS FHIR integration boosts interoperability credentials, supports compliance with NHS technical standards, and opens doors to commissioning opportunities across primary and secondary care.
